Electronic Resource
Oxford, UK
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Journal of neurochemistry
52 (1989), S. 0
ISSN:
1471-4159
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract We investigated the release of acetylcholine (ACh) from tissue slices obtained from the nucleus basalis magnocellularis (nbM) of the rat brain. Potassium (35 mM) depolarization produced a 10- to 12-fold increase in the release of endogenous ACh above spontaneous release. Potassium-evoked ACh release was Ca2+ dependent. Injection of the excitotoxin quinolinic acid into the nbM produced a 72.8 ± 13.0% decrease in spontaneous ACh release and a 60.4 ± 8.2% decrease in potassium-evoked release. A fourfold increase in ACh release was observed following perfusion of the tissue with 1 mM 3,4-diaminopyridine (3,4-DAP) whereas 10 mM 3,4-DAP caused a sevenfold increase. The increase in ACh release caused by 3,4-DAP was inhibited by tetrodotoxin. Tissue slices accumulated [3H]choline by high-affinity choline uptake and this could be inhibited by hemi-cholinium-3. These results indicate that ACh can be released from tissue slices of the nbM by a calcium-dependent process and that a part of this release appears to be from the cholinergic neurons of the nbM.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.1989.tb01859.x
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