EFFECTS OF INTRAAXONAL INJECTION OF CA2+ BUFFERS ON EVOKED RELEASE AND ON FACILITATION IN THE CRAYFISH NEUROMUSCULAR-JUNCTION

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作者
HOCHNER, B [1 ]
PARNAS, H [1 ]
PARNAS, I [1 ]
机构
[1] HEBREW UNIV JERUSALEM,OTTO LOEWI CTR CELLULAR & MOLEC NEUROBIOL,IL-91904 JERUSALEM,ISRAEL
关键词
CA2+ BUFFER; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; TRANSMITTER RELEASE; SYNAPSE; FACILITATION;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(91)90032-O
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Ca2+ buffers were injected into the excitatory axon of the crayfish opener muscle. The magnitude and time course of evoked release and of facilitation were measured. EGTA (on-rate about 10(6) M-1s-1) had no effect on evoked release but reduced facilitation. BAPTA and nitr-5, buffers with similar K(d)'s but faster on-rates, reduced both evoked release and facilitation. However, these buffers had no effect on the time course of evoked release. These results show that fast Ca2+ buffers reduce the Ca2 transient associated with evoked release and also the level of residual Ca2+ involved in facilitation. However, Ca2+ buffering is not the mechanism which controls the time course of release.
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