Abstract
Depolarising voltage-clamp steps in C. corallina induced membrane currents which differ from those of C. inflata in two aspects: (1) The absence of a 'hump', i.e. a transient outward current,Io(max) which is present in C. inflata, and (2) the presence in C, corallina of a voltage-dependent current oscillation, i.e. a succession of decaying peaks. The peaks of the oscillating transient inward current, Ii(max), were voltage dependent and sensitive to block with 9-anthracenecarboxylic acid (9-AC). The oscillating current is carried by C1- and its time course is determined by the activation and inactivation kinetics of C1- channels. Extracellular NaCl delayed current activation, induced a voltage-dependent increase in Ii(max) and a decrease in the steady-state outward K+ current, Is. NaCl increased the occurrence of oscillation and enhanced the amplitude of the oscillating current. Extracellular sorbitol induced an overall reduction in Ii(max) and had virtually no effect on Is. I suggest that the enhancement of the oscillating transient inward CI- current, Ii(max), by NaCl is due to ionic effects of NaCl rather than to its osmotic effects.
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