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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-6-6
pubmed:abstractText
Na+-selective, double-barrelled microelectrodes were used to measure intracellular Na+ activity (aiNa) and membrane potential (Em) in neuropile glial cells of isolated segmental ganglia in the leech Hirudo medicinalis. Bath application of glutamate (10(-3) M) resulted in membrane depolarizations of about 5 mV and a concomitant increase of aiNa by between 2 and 10 mM. Kainate (10(-4) M) elicited depolarizations of up to 40 mV amplitude followed by a prominent after hyperpolarization. During kainate, aiNa increased by 7 to 25 mM. In contrast to glutamate, an initial decrease of aiNa was detected during the action of kainate. N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA, 10(-5)-10(-3) M) had no effect of Em and aiNa. The results indicate that leech glial cells have a kainate-preferring non-NMDA glutamate receptor.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0894-1491
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
51-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Glutamate and kainate increase intracellular sodium activity in leech neuropile glial cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Physiologisches Institut, Zentrum Physiologie und Pathophysiologie, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't