TABLE 1

Effect of nicotinic agonists on intracellular calcium in β -TC6 cells Efficacy relative to nicotine was set equal to 100.

Nicotinic Agonists EC50 Efficacy
μM
(−)-Nicotine 20 ± 5 (n = 4) 100
(±)-Epibatidine 0.020 ± 0.030 (n = 6) 95 ± 21
(−)-Cytisine 22 ± 7 (n = 3) 61 ± 17
DMPP 15 ± 2 (n = 5) 48 ± 9
A-85380 20 ± 8 (n = 4) 86 ± 23