1986
Multiple components of delayed potassium current in peptidergic neurons of Aplysia: modulation by an activator of adenylate cyclase
Strong J, Kaczmarek L. Multiple components of delayed potassium current in peptidergic neurons of Aplysia: modulation by an activator of adenylate cyclase. Journal Of Neuroscience 1986, 6: 814-822. PMID: 2420948, PMCID: PMC6568473, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.06-03-00814.1986.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAction potentialsApplication of forskolinBag cell neuronsPotassium currentCell neuronsOutward currentsWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueBag cell afterdischargePatch-clamp techniqueEffect of forskolinElevation of cAMPPeptidergic neuronsCalcium entryClamp techniqueAfterdischargesReproductive tractMsec depolarizationsAdenylate cyclasePrimary culturesHigh intracellular concentrationsNeuronsMin periodRepetitive activitySpike widthForskolin
1980
Purification and primary structure of two neuroactive peptides that cause bag cell afterdischarge and egg-laying in Aplysia
Heller E, Kaczmarek L, Hunkapiller M, Hood L, Strumwasser F. Purification and primary structure of two neuroactive peptides that cause bag cell afterdischarge and egg-laying in Aplysia. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1980, 77: 2328-2332. PMID: 6929554, PMCID: PMC348708, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.77.4.2328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBag cell neuronsEgg-laying hormoneCell neuronsNeuroactive peptidesBag cell afterdischargePeptide BPleuroabdominal connectivesAbdominal ganglionRecipient animalsNeuronal receptorsHead gangliaVitro recordingsReproductive tractBag cellsGangliaAtrial glandNeuronsAtrial gland peptidesHormoneGlandGland peptideAgarose gel filtrationPeptide AAplysiaPro-Phe