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The effects of pH and drugs on miniature end plate current decay in extraocular muscles of the Antarctic fish Pagothenia borchgrevinki

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Title: The effects of pH and drugs on miniature end plate current decay in extraocular muscles of the Antarctic fish Pagothenia borchgrevinki

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Abstract:: Previous experiments indicated that miniature end plate currents (MEPCs) from extraocular muscles of Antarctic fish decay significantly faster than MEPCs from New Zealand temperate fish. As the Antarctic fish contains higher proportion of unsaturated fluid lipids, the fast MEPC decay agrees with the hypothesis relating membrane channel kinetics to membrane viscosity. Recordings of spontaneous MEPCs were made from extraocular muscles of Pagothenia borchgrevinki in order to test the effects of several interacting variables. The effects of pH and drugs on MEPC decay were assessed. MEPCs were recorded in pH 6.55, 7.55 and 8.55 and three drugs were used to test the effects of abundance of neuromuscular transmitter molecules and transmitter sensitive sites and how they may affect the shape of MEPCs. The three drugs were Neostigmine: a cholinesterase inhibitor which would block the inhibitor, Tubocurarine: a receptor blocker which would reduce the number of active receptor sites and Deuterium oxide. The number of quantal doses of acetylcholine released by a nerve to activate a muscle can be estimated by recording repeated responses (end plate potentials (EPPs) to nerve stimulation and calculating mean EPP amplitude and variance. Evoked EPPS were recorded over a range of temperatures (-2°C to 12°C) and was used to estimate the quantal content.
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Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Macdonald, J.A. 1983. Neuromuscular cold adaptation in an Antarctic fish. NZ Antarctic Record 5(2): 1-10.
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Macdonald, J.A. 1983. Effect of lipid composition on synaptic currents. Proc International Union Physiol Science 15: 413.
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Macdonald, J.A. Montgomery, J.C. Wells, R.M.G. Comparative physiology of Antarctic fishes. Advances in marine biology 24: 321-388, 1987. Macdonald, J.A. Comparative physiology of Antarctic fish. New Zealand Antarctic record 4(3): 17, 1983. Macdonald, J.A. Montgomery, J.C. Wells, R.M.G. The physiology of McMurdo Sound fishes: current New Zealand research. Comparative biochemistry and physiology 90B(3): 567-578, 1988.
Supplemental_Information:: REFERENCE: Cox, S.L. and Macdonald, J.A. 2008. Temperature dependency of miniature end plate currents from the extraocular muscle of Antarctic teleost fishes. Polar biology 31 (6): 709-715.

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Ending_Date: 19821202

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East_Bounding_Coordinate: 166.75
North_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.85
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.85

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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > ANIMAL SCIENCE > ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH > RAY-FINNED FISHES
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH > RAY-FINNED FISHES > PERCH-LIKE FISHES
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Theme_Keyword: Notothenioid
Theme_Keyword: Miniature End Plate Currents
Theme_Keyword: Neuromuscular Transmitter Molecules
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Theme_Keyword: Extra Ocular Muscles
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Address: Antarctica New Zealand
Address: Private Bag 4745
City: Christchurch
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Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Antarctica New Zealand
Address: Private Bag 4745
City: Christchurch
Country: New Zealand

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