CALCIUM-CHANNEL IN ISOLATED OUTER HAIR-CELLS OF GUINEA-PIG COCHLEA

被引:56
作者
NAKAGAWA, T
KAKEHATA, S
AKAIKE, N
KOMUNE, S
TAKASAKA, T
UEMURA, T
机构
[1] TOHOKU UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT OTORHINOLARYNGOL,SENDAI,MIYAGI 980,JAPAN
[2] KYUSHU UNIV,FAC MED,DEPT OTORHINOLARYNGOL,FUKUOKA 812,JAPAN
关键词
OUTER HAIR CELL; GUINEA PIG; WHOLE-CELL VOLTAGE-CLAMP; CALCIUM CHANNEL;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(91)90136-H
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The physiological and pharmacological properties of the Ca2+ channel in outer hair cells (OHCs) freshly isolated from guinea pig cochlea were investigated using a whole-cell patch-clamp technique. The Ca2+ current (I(Ca)) was activated from a membrane potential of -20 mV and reached peak value around +20 mV in external solution containing 20 mM Ca2+ at a holding potential of -70 mV. The peak amplitude of I(Ca) increased in a hyperbolic manner with increasing extracellular Ca2+ concentration. The ion selectively was Ba2+ > > Ca2+ greater-than-or-equal-to Sr2+. It was concluded that the Ca2+ channel in OHCs of guinea pig is of the L-type.
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页码:81 / 84
页数:4
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