Poneratoxin, a new toxin from an ant venom, reveals an interconversion between two gating modes of the Na channels in frog skeletal muscle fibres

1992 ◽  
Vol 420 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 239-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain Duval ◽  
Claire O. Mal�cot ◽  
Marcel Pelhate ◽  
Tom Piek
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Muscle Fibres ◽  
Na Channels ◽  
Frog Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Ant Venom ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Fibres

Electromechanical Coupling II. The Effect of Perchlorate Upon Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Frog Skeletal Muscle Fibres

1982 ◽  
Vol 37 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 707-708
Author(s):  
Michael Gomolla ◽  
Gernot Gottschalk ◽  
Hans-Christoph Lüttgau
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Electromechanical Coupling ◽  
Muscle Fibres ◽  
Frog Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Large Shift ◽  
Excitation Contraction Coupling ◽  
Contraction Coupling ◽  
Inactivation Process ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Fibres ◽  
Kinetics Of

Abstract In single skeletal muscle Fibres perchlorate causes a large shift of the potential dependence of contraction activation to more negative potentials without a corresponding alteration in the kinetics of the inactivation process.

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