1990
Control of potassium currents and cyclic AMP levels by autoactive neuropeptides in Aplysia neurons
Loechner K, Kaczmarek L. Control of potassium currents and cyclic AMP levels by autoactive neuropeptides in Aplysia neurons. Brain Research 1990, 532: 1-6. PMID: 2178030, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(90)91733-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-dependent potassium currentsCyclic AMP levelsBag cell neuronsPotassium currentCell neuronsAMP levelsAlpha-BCPWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueCell patch-clamp techniqueBag cell afterdischargeTransient voltage-dependent potassium currentPatch-clamp techniqueDelayed potassium currentPharmacologic elevationClamp techniqueOutward currentsAfterdischargesNeuronsCell peptidesAplysia neuronsNeuropeptidesBeta-BCPConsistent effectSecond messengerAlpha
1984
A voltage-clamp analysis of currents underlying cyclic AMP-induced membrane modulation in isolated peptidergic neurons of Aplysia
Kaczmarek L, Strumwasser F. A voltage-clamp analysis of currents underlying cyclic AMP-induced membrane modulation in isolated peptidergic neurons of Aplysia. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1984, 52: 340-349. PMID: 6090605, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1984.52.2.340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsCyclic AMP analoguePotassium currentOutward currentsNormal ionic mediumOnset of afterdischargePhosphodiesterase-resistant cAMP analoguePeak inward currentsAMP analogueBag cell clustersDelayed potassium currentMinority of cellsSpontaneous dischargeCalcium currentPeptidergic neuronsVoltage-clamp analysisCell culturesTwo-electrode voltage clampInward currentsSodium currentNegative slope resistanceA-currentMarked reductionNeurons