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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 262: R150-R161, 1992;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 262, Issue 1 150-R161, Copyright © 1992 by American Physiological Society

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Ontogeny of cholinergic and adrenergic mechanisms in the frog (Rana temporaria) heart

L. L. Protas and G. R. Leontieva
Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) Academy of Sciences, Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Leningrad.

Histochemical techniques, field stimulation, and application of autonomic drugs were used to study neurotransmission in the heart during ontogenesis of Rana temporaria. Cholinesterase (ChE)-containing fibers, fluorescent chromaffinlike cells, and fluorescent fibers were found first in the heart at tadpole stages 40, 40, and 50, respectively. Inhibitory cholinergic and stimulatory adrenergic responses to field stimulation first appeared at stages 39-40 and 42, respectively. Inhibitory responses to acetylcholine (ACh) and stimulatory responses to epinephrine (Epi) were observed as early as stages 31 and 32. The concentrations producing half-maximal response values for both neurotransmitters increased during development. Indirect evidence was obtained that the subsensitivity of tadpole hearts to ACh was due to increased hydrolysis of ACh by tissue ChE and that the subsensitivity of adult frog heart to Epi could be connected with a maturation of the neuronal uptake mechanism. The pA2 values for atropine and propranolol were 10 times greater in tadpoles than in adults. The main conclusion is that the cholino- and adrenoreactive systems appear in the frog heart cells before they become innervated and the sensitivity of these systems to neurotransmitters does not increase with innervation.


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