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1 Laboratory of Biophysics, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Procaine (0.025–0.1%; pH 7.9) caused a reduction in the amount and rate of development of the early transient (sodium) and late steady state (potassium) currents which occur during a depolarizing voltage step applied to the excised, voltage clamped squid axon. Consistent results were obtained by holding the membrane potential at a hyperpolarized value prior to the applied step. No effect was seen on the resting potential, on the sodium equilibrium potential, or on the proportion of the sodium carrying system which was ‘inactive’ at any membrane potential. The blocking action of procaine is a result of the inhibition by the drug of the sodium carrying system. The effect of procaine on the potassium conductance is such as to oppose the blocking action.
Submitted on November 2, 1958
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