Effect of Taurine on Calcium Accumulation in Resting and Depolarised Insect Synaptosomes
- 1 June 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Neurochemistry
- Vol. 50 (6) , 1743-1746
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.1988.tb02473.x
Abstract
The effect of taurine (2-aminoethanesulphonic acid) on 45Ca2+ accumulation in resting and depolarised synaptosomes obtained from the locust Schistocerca americana gregaria was studied. Taurine reduced 45Ca2+accumulation in resting synaptosomes, and this effect was more pronounced when synpatosomes were depolarised with either high [K+] or veratridine. Veratridine-induced 45Ca2+ accumulation was not affected by either .gamma.-aminobutyric acid or leucine, but was reduced by both verapamil and tetrodotoxin.Keywords
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