title: [High extracellular concentrations of potassium and rubidium modulate the synaptic transmission in the frog labyrinth].
abstract: High extracellular K or Rb levels (20 mM) produce an increase in the resting EPSP and spike frequencies recorded intra cellularly from single fibres of the posterior nerve in the isolated frog labyrinth. The afferent discharge facilitation proved to be inversely related to the fibre's initial resting activity. The K effect is systematically larger than the Rb effect. High sensitive and scarcely sensitive units may be identified with respect to K and Rb action. The present findings suggest that, according to previous models of hair cell functioning, the K and Rb effects are mediated by a raise in intracellular Ca concentration which sustains an increased transmitter release at the cyto-neural junction.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martini
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000502:physiology*; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000502:physiology*; D011188:Potassium / Q000502:physiology*; D012413:Rubidium / Q000502:physiology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission
chemical_list: D012413:Rubidium; D011188:Potassium
vernacular_title: Elevate concentrazioni extracellulari di potassio e rubidio modulano la trasmissione sinaptica nel labirinto di rana.