Improved stability of Drosophila larval neuromuscular preparations in haemolymph-like physiological solutions

Journal of Comparative Physiology A

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 179-191

  Stewart, B A ^a   Atwood, H L ^a,b   Renger, J J ^b   Wang, J ^b   Wu, C F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Haemolymph; Membrane potential; Neuromuscular; Synaptic potential

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL VACUOLE; DROSOPHILA; HEMOLYMPH; LARVA; MUSCLE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; HEMOLYMPH; LARVA; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLES; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; SOLUTIONS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VACUOLES;

EID: 0028483237     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00215114     Document Type: Article

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