Ionic mechanism of a hyperpolarizing glutamate effect on two identified neurons in the buccal ganglion of Aplysia
✍ Scribed by Dr. M. Sawada; N. Hara; I. Ito; T. Maeno
- Book ID
- 102909449
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 781 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-4012
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✦ Synopsis
The ionic mechanism of a membrane effect of L-glutamate on two identified neurons in the buccal ganglion of Aplysia kurodai was investigated with conventional microelectrode techniques and glutamate iontophoresis. Bath-applied and iontophoresed glutamate hyperpolarized the membrane and increased the membrane conductance. The hyperpolarizing glutamate response decreased in amplitude and finally reversed its polarity by conditioning hyperpolarization. The reversal potential of the hyperpolarizing glutamte response was close to the Ecl (-60 mV). The reversal potential changed by 22.4 mV when the external chloride concentration was altered by a factor of 5. The relationship between the iontophoretically applied current and the membrane conductance changes was suggestive of two glutamate molecules reacting with a single receptor site. The hyperpolarizing glutamate response was essentially unaffected by 2-amino-4phosphonobutyric acid (2-APB), L-proline, and quinuclidinyl benzilate (QNB). It was concluded that the hyperpolarizing glutamate response was generated by an activation of CI-conductance.