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The action of acetylcholine upon heart rate changes markedly with development in bullfrogs.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3490538     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Dose-response curves for the action of acetylcholine (ACh) and its antagonist, atropine, upon heart rate in situ were made for three larval stages and adults of the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana. The absolute magnitude of heart rate inhibition at any ACh concentration progressively increased throughout larval development. Unexpectedly, metamorphosis to the adult resulted in a sharp decrease in cholinergic cardiac sensitivity down to levels similar to the earliest larvae. Thus, cholinergic sensitivity of heart rate, reflecting properties of the cardiac pacemaker, is greatest immediately before metamorphosis and lowest in early larvae and adults.
Authors:
W Burggren; M Doyle
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of experimental zoology     Volume:  240     ISSN:  0022-104X     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Exp. Zool.     Publication Date:  1986 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1986-12-16     Completed Date:  1986-12-16     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375365     Medline TA:  J Exp Zool     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  137-40     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acetylcholine / antagonists & inhibitors,  pharmacology*
Animals
Atropine / pharmacology
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Heart Rate / drug effects*
Larva
Rana catesbeiana / growth & development,  physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
51-55-8/Atropine; 51-84-3/Acetylcholine

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