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Chloride Equilibrium Potential In Salamander Cones., Wallace B. Thoreson, Eric J. Bryson
Chloride Equilibrium Potential In Salamander Cones., Wallace B. Thoreson, Eric J. Bryson
Journal Articles: Ophthalmology
BACKGROUND: GABAergic inhibition and effects of intracellular chloride ions on calcium channel activity have been proposed to regulate neurotransmission from photoreceptors. To assess the impact of these and other chloride-dependent mechanisms on release from cones, the chloride equilibrium potential (ECl) was determined in red-sensitive, large single cones from the tiger salamander retinal slice.
RESULTS: Whole cell recordings were done using gramicidin perforated patch techniques to maintain endogenous Cl- levels. Membrane potentials were corrected for liquid junction potentials. Cone resting potentials were found to average -46 mV. To measure ECl, we applied long depolarizing steps to activate the calcium-activated chloride current …