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The effect of sodium and calcium on the action potential of the smooth muscle of the guinea-pig taenia coli.
Journal of Physiology 1969 Februrary
1. Spontaneous spike activity and action potentials evoked by external field stimulation were recorded, intracellularly and with the double sucrose gap method, from the smooth muscle of guinea-pig taenia coli.2. Replacement of external NaCl with sucrose (leaving 10 mM-Na in the buffer) caused hyperpolarization and stopped spontaneous activity within 10 min. Spikes could, however, be evoked for 2-3 hr. The amplitude, the overshoot and rate of rise of the spike were increased.3. In 10 mM-[Na](o) the intracellular Na concentration was reduced from 35 to 24 mM, shifting the Na-equilibrium potential from +34 to -22 mV.4. Excess Ca (12.5 mM) caused hyperpolarization and increased membrane conductance. The amplitude and the rate of rise of the spike were increased, the threshold was raised and the latency of the spike evoked by threshold stimulation became shorter.5. The effect of reducing the external Ca concentration depended on the Na concentration present, being greater with higher external [Na](o). When the membrane was depolarized and spikes deteriorated in low Ca (0.2-0.5 mM) reduction of Na to 10 mM caused repolarization and recovery of the action potential.6. Mn (0.5-1.0 mM) blocked spontaneous spike discharge after 20 min. Higher concentrations (more than 2.0 mM) were required to block the evoked action potential.7. The results indicate that the smooth muscle spike in taenia is due to Ca-entry and that Na influences spike activity indirectly by competing with Ca in controlling the membrane potential.
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