The peptide FMRFa terminates a discharge in Aplysia bag cell neurons by modulating calcium, potassium, and chloride conductances
Fisher T, Lin C, Kaczmarek L. The peptide FMRFa terminates a discharge in Aplysia bag cell neurons by modulating calcium, potassium, and chloride conductances. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1993, 69: 2164-2173. PMID: 7688803, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1993.69.6.2164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAplysiaCalcium ChannelsCells, CulturedChloride ChannelsElectric StimulationElectrophysiologyFMRFamideGangliaImmunohistochemistryIon ChannelsMembrane PotentialsMembrane ProteinsNeuritesNeuronsNeuropeptidesNeurotransmitter AgentsPotassium ChannelsStereotyped BehaviorTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateConceptsBag cell neuronsCell neuronsAction potentialsElectrical stimulationVoltage-activated calcium currentsOnset of afterdischargePowerful inhibitory influenceIntact abdominal gangliaIon substitution experimentsVoltage-clamp experimentsAfferent nervesProtein kinase C. 5Channel blockersCalcium currentPrimary cell culturesAbdominal ganglionInhibitory influenceAfterdischargesCyclic AMP analogueFMRFaOutward currentsNeuronal processesNeuronsAplysia bag cell neuronsReversal potential