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Spontaneous junctional currents in Drosophila muscle fibres: effects of temperature, membrane potential and ethanol.

Experientia ·Vol. 35 ·No. 2 ·1979-02-15 ·Pages 213-4

Magazanik LG, Vyskocil F

Abstract

Fast, slow and fast multiquantal spontaneous junctional currents were recorded from glutamate sensitive muscle fibres of Drosophila larvae. Decrease of temperature and hyperpolarization prolonged the time course of fast currents. Ethanol (0.4 M) markedly shortened their duration, whereas several other drugs known to modify the time course of currents at cholinergic synapses were ineffective at this neuromuscular junction.

MeSH Terms
Drosophila melanogaster/physiology Electric Conductivity Ethanol/pharmacology Glutamates/pharmacology Larva Membrane Potentials Motor Endplate/physiology Neuromuscular Junction/drug effects,physiology Pupa Temperature
Chemicals
Glutamates Ethanol
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Magazanik L G
Vyskocil F
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Article Info
Journal
Experientia
Abbr.
Experientia
ISSN
0014-4754
DOI
10.1007/BF01920623
Published
1979-02-15
Pages
213-4
Language
English
Region
Switzerland
NLM ID
0376547
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF01920623
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