The effect of omega-conotoxin GVIA, a specific blocker of N-type calcium channels, on the synaptic transmission at the mammalian neuromuscular junction is controversial. We have found that 125I-omega-conotoxin binds to rat tibialis muscle end-plate; that omega-conotoxin blocks the neuromuscular transmission both in vivo, in the sciatic nerve-tibialis anterior muscle, and in vitro in the isolated phrenic nerve-diaphragm preparation; and does not affect muscle nicotinic receptors. We conclude that in rat neuromuscular junctions N-type calcium channels are important for neurotransmitter secretion.
omega-Conotoxin GVIA binds to and blocks rat neuromuscular junction / G. Rossoni, F. Berti, L. La Maestra, F. Clementi. - In: NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS. - ISSN 0304-3940. - 176:2(1994), pp. 185-188.
omega-Conotoxin GVIA binds to and blocks rat neuromuscular junction
G. RossoniPrimo
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1994
Abstract
The effect of omega-conotoxin GVIA, a specific blocker of N-type calcium channels, on the synaptic transmission at the mammalian neuromuscular junction is controversial. We have found that 125I-omega-conotoxin binds to rat tibialis muscle end-plate; that omega-conotoxin blocks the neuromuscular transmission both in vivo, in the sciatic nerve-tibialis anterior muscle, and in vitro in the isolated phrenic nerve-diaphragm preparation; and does not affect muscle nicotinic receptors. We conclude that in rat neuromuscular junctions N-type calcium channels are important for neurotransmitter secretion.
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