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J Neurophysiol 70: 1713-1716, 1993;
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Journal of Neurophysiology, Vol 70, Issue 4 1713-1716, Copyright © 1993 by APS

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Dietary Na(+)-restriction prevents development of functional Na+ channels in taste cell apical membranes: proof by in vivo membrane voltage perturbation

Q. Ye, R. E. Stewart, G. L. Heck, D. L. Hill and J. A. DeSimone
Department of Physiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298.

1. Chorda tympani (CT) neural responses to NaCl were recorded while the potential across the apical membrane of taste cells was perturbed by voltage clamp in rats fed a Na(+)-restricted diet pre- and postnatally (Na(+)-restricted rats) and in controls. 2. Control rats gave CT responses that were enhanced at negative voltage clamp and suppressed at positive voltage clamp. In contrast, CT responses from Na(+)-restricted rats were virtually voltage insensitive. 3. Analysis of the voltage-sensitivity of the CT response shows that Na(+)-restricted rats have < 10% of the density of functional apical Na+ channels normally present in control rats demonstrating that early dietary Na(+)-restriction prevents the functional expression of these key elements in salt taste transduction. Furthermore, the data demonstrate the value of this technique in assessing involvement of distinct cellular domains in taste transduction.


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