ACTION OF ANEMONE TOXIN ON CRUSTACEAN NEURONS

被引:23
作者
SHAPIRO, BI
LILLEHEIL, G
机构
[1] Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
来源
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY | 1969年 / 28卷 / 03期
关键词
anemone; colenterate; Condylactis gigantea; Crustacea; Homarus americanus; muscles; nerve-conduction block; nerves; neurophysiology; Purified toxin; synapses; venom;
D O I
10.1016/0010-406X(69)90563-5
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
1. 1. Acetone powder from the anemone Condylactis gigantea contains a single component which paralyzes crustacea. 2. 2. This same component transforms action potentials in crustacean neurons into prolonged plateau potentials of up to several seconds' duration. 3. 3. The conduction block which eventually occurs is not due solely to depolarization. 4. 4. It is suggested that the plateaus are caused in part by a prolonged membrane permeability after initial excitation. © 1969.
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