ISSN:
1432-1351
Keywords:
Key words Terrestrial slug
;
Procerebrum
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Glutamate receptors
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Quisqualate
;
Ibotenate
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Glutamate-induced responses in the procerebral neurons of the terrestrial slug Limax marginatus were examined using the nystatin-perforated patch recording technique applied in the voltage-clamp mode and local application of drugs. The procerebrum contains two types of interneurons with different spontaneous activities, bursting and nonbursting neurons. In the bursting neurons, a puff of glutamate evoked a rapidly desensitizing current followed by a smaller sustained current. The reversal potential of the early component showed that the current was mediated by Cl− ions, while the late component was presumed to be mediated by K+ ions. In the nonbursting neurons, glutamate evoked a sustained current with a strong outward rectification, and the current was mediated by K+ ions. Ibotenate selectively evoked the rapidly desensitizing response in the bursting neurons, whereas quisqualate evoked a non-desensitizing K+ current both in the bursting and nonbursting neurons. The glutamate-induced K+ current had similar characteristics with the spontaneous synaptic activities in the procerebrum neurons, suggesting the possibility that glutamate receptors are involved in the spontaneous oscillatory activity.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003590050355
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