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  • 1
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    Pflügers Archiv 333 (1972), S. 51-61 
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Node of Ranvier ; Ionic Currents ; Scorpion Venom ; Calcium Ions
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Voltage clamp experiments were done on myelinated nerve fibres of Xenopus laevis to study the effect of calcium on the ionic currents of the nodal membrane treated with scorpion venom. Increasing the calcium concentration of the medium from 1.8 to 7.2 mM produced the following changes of the sodium and potassium permeabilities,P Na andP K: a) The incomplete sodium inactivation, which is typical for nodes of Ranvier treated with scorpion venom, is abolished. The curves relatingm ∞ and τ m to membrane potential are shifted by 8–10 mV towards larger depolarizations.P Na and the time constants of the fast and slow components of the sodium inactivation remain practically unchanged. b) The maximum potassium permeability,P K, which is reduced by scorpion venom to 45% of the value observed in the normal node, increases to 68% by addition of calcium ions; τ n is unchanged. These effects of calcium ions on the ionic permeabilities explain the shortening of the extremely prolonged action potential and the inhibition of spontaneous activity observed in nodes of Ranvier poisoned with scorpion venom.
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  • 2
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    Pflügers Archiv 303 (1968), S. 150-161 
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Node of Ranvier ; Sodium Inactivation ; Scorpion Venom ; Ranvierscher Schnürring ; Natrium-Inaktivierung ; Skorpiongift
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung 1. Die Wirkung von Skorpiongift auf die Inaktivierung der Natrium-PermeabilitätP Na wurde in voltage-clamp-Experimenten an einzelnen markhaltigen Nervenfasern von Xenopus laevis untersucht. 2. Beim normalen Ruhepotential warP Na der vergifteten Membran stärker inaktiviert als an der unvergifteten Membran; bei starken Depolarisationen war die Inaktivierung jedoch unvollständig. 3. Der zeitliche Verlauf vonP Na konnte unter verschiedenen experimentellen Bedingungen mit den Hodgkin-Huxley-Gleichungen beschrieben werden, die wie folgt modifiziert wurden: a) die Variableh wurde durch eine schnelle Komponentex und eine langsame Komponentey ersetzt; b) die Komponentex nahm selbst bei Depolarisationen von mehr als 40 mV nicht auf Null ab.
    Notes: Summary 1. The action of scorpion venom on the inactivation of the sodium permeabilityP Na was studied in voltage-clamp experiments on single myelinated nerve fibres of Xenopus laevis. 2. At the normal resting potentialP Na of the poisoned membrane was more inactivated than the control; at large depolarizations inactivation was, however, incomplete. 3. The time course ofP Na under various experimental conditions could be described by theHodgkin-Huxley equations modified as follows: a) the variableh was split into a fast and a slow component (x andy, respectively); b) componentx did not vanish even for depolarizations by more than 40 mV.
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  • 3
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    Pflügers Archiv 303 (1968), S. 133-149 
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Node of Ranvier ; Ionic Currents ; Scorpion Venom ; Ranvierscher Schnürring ; Ionenströme ; Skorpiongift
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung 1. Die Wirkung von Skorpiongift (10−6 g/ml) auf die Ionenströme einzelner markhaltiger Nervenfasern von Xenopus laevis wurde in voltage-clamp-Experimenten untersucht. 2. Skorpiongift beeinflußt sowohl die Natrium- als auch die Kalium-Permeabilität der Schnürringmembran. 3. Die hauptsächlichen Wirkungen des Skorpiongiftes auf die Natrium-PermeabilitätP Na sind: a) Die maximale Natrium-Permeabilität $$\bar P_{_{{\rm N}a} } $$ wird auf 60% ihres an der unvergifteten Membran gemessenen Wertes reduziert. b) Die Natriuminaktivierung wird stark verlangsamt und verläuft in zwei Phasen. c) Der zeitliche Verlauf vonP Na kann unter der Annahme beschrieben werden, daß die Variableh aus zwei Komponentenx undy besteht, deren Zeitkonstanten τ x und τ y 4 bzw. 200 mal so groß sind wie τ h der unvergifteten Membran. 4. Die Wirkungen des Skorpiongiftes auf die Kalium-PermeabilitätP K sind: a) Die maximale Kalium-PermeabilitätP K' wird auf etwa 35% ihres Normalwertes vermindert. b) Der Anstieg vonP K bei Depolarisation wird verlangsamt; zwei Phasen können unterschieden werden. 5. Die Wirkungen auf die Natrium-Inaktivierung und auf die Kalium-Permeabilität können die unter dem Einfluß von Skorpiongift beobachtete extreme Verlängerung des Aktionspotentials erklären.
    Notes: Summary 1. The action of scorpion venom (10−6 g/ml) on the ionic currents of single myelinated nerve fibres of Xenopus laevis was studied in voltage clamp experiments. 2. Scorpion venom was found to affect the sodium permeability as well as the potassium permeability of the nodal membrane. 3. The main effects of scorpion venom on the sodium permeabilityP Na are: a) The maximum sodium permeability $$\bar P_{_{{\rm N}a} } $$ is reduced to 60% of its value in the unpoisoned membrane. b) The sodium inactivation is markedly slowed and proceeds in two phases. c) The time course ofP Na can be described assuming that the variableh is the sum of two componentsx andy, whose time constants τ x and τ y are 4 and 200 times τh of the unpoisoned membrane. 4. The effects of scorpion venom on the potassium permeabilityP K are: a) The maximum potassium permeabilityP K' is reduced to about 35% of its normal value. b) The increase ofP K' upon depolarisation is slowed down; two phases can be distinguished. 5. The effects on sodium inactivation and potassium permeability may explain the extreme prolongation of the action potential under the influence of scorpion venom.
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  • 4
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    Pflügers Archiv 349 (1974), S. 133-148 
    ISSN: 1432-2013
    Keywords: Node of Ranvier ; Sodium Permeability ; Aconitine
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The effect of aconitine (10−5–10−6 g/ml) on membrane potentials and membrane currents of myelinated nerve fibres of Xenopus laevis was investigated. The following observations were made: a) Current clamp conditions: Slow depolarization (10–15 mV), decrease of amplitude and maximum rate of rise of action potential, finally inexcitability. With inward current pulses ‘hyperpolarizing responses’ could be elicited at membrane potentials more negative than the resting potential (E r ). Neither spontaneous activity nor repetitive responses to electrical stimuli were observed. No effects of aconitine were found in Na-free solutions or in the presence of tetrodotoxin. b) Voltage clamp conditions: Development of steady inward current at normal resting potential due to formation of a non-inactivating sodium permeability; heavily poisoned nodes therefore exhibit an N-shaped steady-state current voltage relation with negative slope at membrane potentials more negative thanE r . These non-inactivating sodium channels open more slowly than normal sodium channels, and can only be closed by hyperpolarizing the membrane by about 50 mV. The majority of sodium channels have almost normalτ m; theirm ∞ andh ∞-V relations are shifted by 10–15 mV towardsE r . It is concluded that these changes of the sodium permeability account for the changes of electrical activity observed after treatment with aconitine.
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