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Choline transport by synaptosomal membrane vesicles isolated from insect nervous tissue
Author(s) -
Breer Heinz
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(83)80639-5
Subject(s) - nervous tissue , choline , insect , vesicle , synaptic vesicle , nervous system , chemistry , biochemistry , membrane , synaptic membrane , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biophysics , neuroscience , ecology
Membrane vesicles derived from insect nervous tissue are capable of accumulating choline via a high affinity, carrier‐mediated process with ion gradients as the sole driving force. The transport is strictly dependent on the presence of Na + and Cl − in the medium and is stimulated by a membrane potential.