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Effect of high potassium on dopamine receptor activity in bovine retina

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:6699933

In the present study, the hypothesis that dopamine released by light caused a subsensitivity of the dopamine receptor was investigated. Bovine eyes were obtained from a slaughterhouse, and retinas were dissected in a dark room. Filter binding assays were developed to measure agonist and antagonist binding to the dopamine receptor using ({sup 3}H)dopamine and ({sup 3}H)SCH 23390, respectively, in a retinal membrane fraction. Adenylate cyclase activation was measured by the production of ({sup 32}P)cyclic AMP from {sup 32}ATP. In desensitization experiments, bovine retinas were incubated for fifteen minutes with 56 mM potassium, which also causes a release of dopamine in retinas were washed, and membranes were prepared. The stimulation of adenylate cyclase evoked by dopamine and radiolabeled agonist and antagonist binding were measured. In the receptor binding characterization studies, the dissociation constant and the maximum number of binding sites were obtained for ({sup 3}H)dopamine and ({sup 3}H)SCH 23390 binding.

Research Organization:
Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI (USA)
OSTI ID:
6699933
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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