title: A transient release of potassium mediated by the action of substance P on rat parotid slices.
abstract: Substance P (a peptide of eleven amino acids) caused a Ca-dependent release of K+ from rat parotid slices. The response to substance P differed from the alpha-adrenergic and the cholinergic responses in that it was transient, of smaller extent, and was not inhibited by phentolamine and atropine. Substance P caused little, if any, amylase secretion. Successive additions of the peptide to the slice system maintained the effect of C+ release indicating that the transient response to a single addition of the peptide was due to inactivation of substance P and not due to a decline in the response of the tissue.
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001285:Atropine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010646:Phentolamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D012636:Secretory Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D013373:Substance P / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D013373:Substance P; D001285:Atropine; D000681:Amylases; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium; D010646:Phentolamine