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. 1978 May;278:461–469. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1978.sp012317

A transient release of potassium mediated by the action of substance P on rat parotid slices.

Z Y Friedman, Z Selinger
PMCID: PMC1282362  PMID: 671331

Abstract

Substance P (a peptide of eleven amino acids) caused a Ca-dependent release of K+ from rat parotid slices. The response to substance P differed from the alpha-adrenergic and the cholinergic responses in that it was transient, of smaller extent, and was not inhibited by phentolamine and atropine. Substance P caused little, if any, amylase secretion. Successive additions of the peptide to the slice system maintained the effect of C+ release indicating that the transient response to a single addition of the peptide was due to inactivation of substance P and not due to a decline in the response of the tissue.

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