Inositol trisphosphate releases intracellularly stored calcium and modulates ion channels in molluscan neurons
Fink L, Connor J, Kaczmarek L. Inositol trisphosphate releases intracellularly stored calcium and modulates ion channels in molluscan neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 1988, 8: 2544-2555. PMID: 2470874, PMCID: PMC6569530, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.08-07-02544.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsIntracellular calciumAction potentialsFluorescent calcium indicator fura-2Inositol trisphosphateCalcium indicator fura-2Intracellular calcium levelsIndicator fura-2Non-neuronal cellsCell-attached patch-clamp techniquePatch-clamp techniqueMicroinjection of inositolCultured bag cell neuronsHydrolysis of phosphoinositidesCalcium-containing mediumElectrophysiological effectsInjection of inositolFura-2Calcium levelsExtracellular calciumIsolated neuronsMolluscan neuronsCytosolic calciumTransient hyperpolarization