Abstract
Over the past five years, the patch-clamp technique has been applied to type I cells isolated from carotid bodies of rats and rabbits (e.g. Duchen et al., 1988; Lopez-Barneo et al., 1988; Delpiano & Hescheler, 1989; Peers, 1990a; Stea & Nurse, 1991). Our previous studies, using type I cells from rats (approximately 10 days old) have shown that whole-cell K+ currents can be subdivided into two types; a Ca2+-activated, charybdotoxin-sensitive current, IKCa, and a Ca2+-independent, voltage-gated current, IKV (Peers, 1990a,b). Of these, IKCa can be inhibited by chemostimuli such as hypoxia (Peers, 1990b), acidity (Peers, 1990a; Peers and Green, 1991) or the respiratory stimulant doxapram (Peers, 1991). Here, we describe the properties of the single Ca2+-activated K+ channels which underlie the macroscopic IKCa, and show that doxapram can inhibit this channel without the involvement of a second messenger system.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Arterial Chemoreceptors |
| Subtitle of host publication | Cell to System |
| Editors | Ronan G. O'Regan, Philip Nolan, Daniel S. McQueen, David J. Paterson |
| Publisher | Springer New York |
| Pages | 159-161 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Volume | 360 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4615-2572-1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-306-44824-9, 978-1-4613-6099-5 |
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| State | Published - 1994 |
| Event | 12th International Meeting on Arterial Chemoreception - Dublin, Ireland Duration: Aug 1 1993 → Aug 1 1993 Conference number: 19 |
Publication series
| Name | Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology |
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| ISSN (Print) | 0065-2598 |
Conference
| Conference | 12th International Meeting on Arterial Chemoreception |
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| Country/Territory | Ireland |
| City | Dublin |
| Period | 8/1/93 → 8/1/93 |
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
Keywords
- Potassium channels
- Physiological effects of calcium
- Carotid body/physiology
Disciplines
- Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
- Medical Neurobiology