Effects of carbachol and adenosine on neurotransmitter secretion induced by potassium chloride, ionomycin, and sucrose
Bull Exp Biol Med. 2005 Feb;139(2):193-5.
doi: 10.1007/s10517-005-0245-y.
[Article in
English,
Russian]
Affiliation
- 1 Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Kazan Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. nastyas@mail.ru
Abstract
We compared the effects of adenosine and cholinergic agonist carbachol on spontaneous secretion during local application of K+, ionomycin, and sucrose increasing Ca2+ concentration in the nerve terminal. Adenosine and carbachol had no effect on Ca2+ entry, but modulated later stages of exocytosis.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adenosine / pharmacology*
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Animals
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Carbachol / pharmacology*
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Exocytosis / drug effects*
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Ionomycin / pharmacology
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Muscle, Skeletal / cytology
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Neuromuscular Junction / drug effects*
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Neuromuscular Junction / metabolism
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Neurotransmitter Agents / metabolism*
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Potassium Chloride / pharmacology
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Rana ridibunda
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Sucrose / pharmacology
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Synaptic Transmission / drug effects
Substances
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Neurotransmitter Agents
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Ionomycin
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Sucrose
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Potassium Chloride
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Carbachol
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Adenosine