title: [Effect of quinine on the calcium currents of mollusk neurons].
abstract: The effects of quinine on the peak amplitude and relaxation of calcium current (ICa) were examined on isolated unidentified snail neurons. Quinine (1 X 10(-5)-5 X 10(-4) mol/l) reversibly slowed the relaxation of ICa in a dose-dependent manner (early effect) and suppressed the peak amplitude of ICa in a dose-dependent and time-dependent manner (delayed effect). Quinine induced a shift of the current-voltage relationship for peak ICa by 5-10 mV in the hyperpolarizing direction. A half inhibition of ICa peak amplitude was induced by 6 X 10(-5) mol/l quinine. The results show that quinine is an effective inhibitor of calcium channels in snail neurons.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D005724:Ganglia / Q000187:drug effects*; D006372:Helix, Snails; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000187:drug effects*; D011803:Quinine / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D011803:Quinine; D002118:Calcium
vernacular_title: Vliianie khinina na kal'tsievye toki neĭronov molliuskov.