Properties of voltage-activated ionic currents in cells from the brains of the triclad flatworm Bdelloura candida

• Published in: Journal of experimental biology Vol. 185; no. 1; pp. 267 - 286
• Main Authors: BLAIR, K. L, ANDERSON, P. A. V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Company of Biologists 01.12.1993; The Company of Biologists Ltd
• Subjects: Biochemistry. Physiology. Immunology. Molecular biology; Biological and medical sciences; Brain; Cellular biology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Invertebrates; Ions; Nemathelminthia. Plathelmintha; Physiology. Development; Worms; Sodium; Morphology; Central nervous system; Helmintha; Plathelmintha; Ionic current; Invertebrata; Potassium; Voltage clamp method; Brain (vertebrata)

Cells were dispersed from the brains of the triclad flatworm Bdelloura candida and maintained in primary culture for up to 2 weeks. Cultured cells assumed a variety of morphologies consistent with those of neurones in vivo. Whole-cell voltage-clamp recordings from cultured cells revealed that these...