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THE POTENTIATION BY CURARE OF THE ACTION OF ACETYLCHOLINE ON THE HOUSE CRICKET HEART (ORTHOPTERA: GRYLLIDAE)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

J. E. McFarlane  and
Katy Ting-Ya Fong
J. E. McFarlane
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Macdonald College of McGill University, Macdonald College P.O., Quebec
Katy Ting-Ya Fong
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Macdonald College of McGill University, Macdonald College P.O., Quebec
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Abstract

Curarized house cricket hearts in semi-isolated preparation are from 10 to 100× more sensitive to the accelerating action of acetylcholine than control hearts. This potentiating effect of curare is similar to that of eserine, and probably acts through inhibition of cholinesterase.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 103 , Issue 6 , June 1971 , pp. 873 - 875
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1971

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