Localizing quantal currents along frog neuromuscular junctions

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 497, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 189-198

  Van Der Kloot, William ^a   Naves, Ligia Araujo ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; FROG; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029858487     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021759     Document Type: Article

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