Tetrodotoxin Blocks a Graded Sensory Response in the Eye of Limulus
- 24 March 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 155 (3769) , 1576-1577
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.155.3769.1576
Abstract
The generalization that tetrodotoxin selectively blocks all-or-none electrical activity of nerve and muscle but has negligible effect upon graded responses of sensory systems does not appear to be valid for the Limulus eye. Tetrodotoxin reversibly blocks the graded transient component of this visual response, while the steady-state component of the response is relatively unaffected by the drug.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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