Disorganisation of quantal acetylcholine release by zinc at the Torpedo nerve-electroplate junction

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 432, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 859-866

  Correges P ^a   Dunant, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Miniature endplate currents; Quantal transmitter release; Synaptic transmission; Torpedo electric organ; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TORPEDO;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; ELECTRIC ORGAN; EVOKED POTENTIALS; SODIUM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRODOTOXIN; TIME FACTORS; TORPEDO; ZINC;

EID: 0029786356     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050209     Document Type: Article

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