Title : Modulation of levels of free calcium within synaptosomes by organochlorine insecticides.

Pub. Date : 1987 May

PMID : 2437290






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1 Chlordecone (10-50 microM) increased [Ca++]i from the resting level of 370 nM in a dose- and time-dependent manner to above 1.5 microM. Chlordecone carbonic anhydrase 1 Homo sapiens
2 Verapamil, a voltage sensitive Ca++ channel blocker, inhibited the initial increase of [Ca++]i caused by chlordecone, by 40%. Chlordecone carbonic anhydrase 1 Homo sapiens
3 Chlordecone also elevated [Ca++]i in synaptosomes in which mitochondrial Ca++ uptake had been abolished by valinomycin. Chlordecone carbonic anhydrase 1 Homo sapiens
4 The effect of chlordecone on [Ca++]i decreased when the total amount of tissue in incubations was increased. Chlordecone carbonic anhydrase 1 Homo sapiens