title: Lack of specific saxitoxin binding to rat mast cells.
abstract: We studied whether or not mast cells are endowed with specific sodium channels, by using tritiated saxitoxin which binds to site 1 of sodium channels on excitable tissues. Our results suggest that rat pleural and peritoneal mast cells lack specific sodium channels.
authors.affiliation: Departmentos de Farmacología y Fisiología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Vieytes
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Louzao
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bujan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alfonso
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cabado
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: de la Cruz
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Botana
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology; D010994:Pleura / Q000166:cytology; D051381:Rats; D012530:Saxitoxin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012530:Saxitoxin