Gadolinium blocks proton-activated currents in isolated Purkinje cells.

Patch-clamp and concentration jump studies showed that gadolinium ions dose-dependently reduced the amplitude of proton-activated currents (pH 6.5) in isolated Purkinje cells (gadolinium concentration producing a half-maximum effect was 69 microM for the peak and 8 microM for the stationary component of the current). The magnitude of the block did not depend on membrane potential at negative clamping potentials.