Fig. 7. Application of the phospholipase C inhibitor U-73122 (1 µmol
l1) differentially affected odorant-evoked
electro-olfactogram (EOG) responses. (A) Example responses elicited by
glutamine, spermidine and TCA in an AFW background (left traces) or in the
presence of U-73122 (right traces). (B) Summary changes in odor-evoked
responses in the presence of U-73122 normalized to the pre-drug treatment
level. U-73122 had little effect on taurocholic acid-, AGB- and
spermidine-evoked responses, suggesting that the phospholipase C activation is
not critical during the initial transduction of bile salt or polyamine input.
Amino acid-evoked responses were significantly reduced to 2050% of
their pre U-73122 levels. Asterisks designate responses significantly reduced
compared to the paired pre U-73122 responses (paired t-test,
P<0.05). Values are means ± S.E.M. Abbreviations as in
Fig. 1.