Modulation of the Substance P Release From Cultured Rat Primary Afferent Neurons by Zinc Ions

Abstract.: The present study was conducted to determine whether zinc ions are involved in the modulation of substance P release from cultured rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. We show here that that lower concentrations (10−8 –10−7 M) of zinc ions may evoke an extracellular Ca2+ influx through...

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Published in:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Main Authors: He-Bin Tang, Kanako Miyano, Yoshihiro Nakata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319311594