Abstract
Using intracellular microelectrodes, we studied transmembrane resting and action potentials (AP) of left ventricle papillary muscles isolated from the heart of adult lindane-treated (TMG) and untreated (UMG) male genitor rat offspring, obtained by mating untreated female with males chronically treated and untreated with lindane (2 ppb) trace concentrations through beverage. The AP magnitude and duration (APD) were similar in both groups and their response to low temperature (22 °C) unchanged. Lowering the external Ca 2+ concentration from 2.5 to 0.625 mM prolonged APD in the TMG group but not in the UMG group. In the TMG group, (i) cumulative addition of Sr 2+ (1 mM) to the physiological solution prolonged APD; (ii) apamin (4 μM) and charybdotoxin (4 μM) prolonged the APD. In conclusion, our data revealed that an altered sensitivity of the Ca 2+-induced Ca 2+ inactivation of L-type Ca 2+ channels and of Ca 2+-activated K + channels to Ca 2+ has been transferred to TMG offspring.
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