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Journal of Neuroscience, Vol 6, 2995-3005, Copyright © 1986 by Society for Neuroscience

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Membrane currents in identified lactotrophs of rat anterior pituitary

CJ Lingle, S Sombati and ME Freeman

Qualitative features of the primary inward and outward current components of identified lactotrophs of the rat anterior pituitary were examined. Identification of lactotrophs in heterogeneous dissociated anterior pituitary cultures was accomplished by application of the reverse hemolytic plaque assay. Currents in lactotrophs were subsequently examined using whole-cell or patch recording techniques. Two components of inward calcium current were observed: a transient component and a sustained component. The transient component activated at voltages as negative as -50 mV and was the major contributor to total lactotroph calcium current. The sustained component activated at voltages above about -10 mV. The 2 currents could be qualitatively separated by differences in inactivation properties and in sensitivity to cadmium. At least 3 components of outward current were distinguished. Either 30 mM TEA or 0 calcium eliminated a major portion of sustained outward current. This is likely to represent primarily calcium- and voltage-activated potassium current. The remaining current could be further differentiated into a transient current component that could be inactivated with conditioning potentials above -60 mV. A slowly activating and deactivating potassium current remained following inactivation of the transient current. Although the time course of the transient current is reminiscent of "A" current, activation of this current required potentials above -30 mV. Candidates for the single- channel currents that underlie the whole-cell outward currents were observed in cell-attached recordings. When combined with patch-clamp electrophysiological methods, the reverse hemolytic plaque assay promises to be a powerful technique for the electrophysiological characterization of specific cell subtypes in heterogeneous dissociated cell populations.

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