Cyclic AMP, 5-HT, and the modulation of transmitter release at the crayfish neuromuscular junction
- 1 September 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Neurobiology
- Vol. 12 (5) , 505-513
- https://doi.org/10.1002/neu.480120509
Abstract
In this study it was found that several agents which elevate cAMP levels in cells also increase dramatically the quantity of transmitter released from crayfish excitatory nerve terminals in response to a stimulus. With respect to time course and magnitude, the increase produced by one of these agents, the cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase inhibitor Squibb 20,009 (SQ 20,009), is unlike any reported for such a drug at a synapse. Additionally, SQ 20,009 potentiated the facilitation of transmitter release produced by serotonin (5‐HT) at this synapse. These results establish a possible role for cAMP in the control and modulation of transmitter release at the crayfish neuromuscular junction (NMJ). They further suggest that 5‐HT functions here by activation of a presynaptically located adenylate cyclase.This publication has 21 references indexed in Scilit:
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