Electrophysiological mapping of fast excitatory synaptic inputs to morphologically and chemically characterized myenteric neurons of guinea-pig small intestine

Neuroscience

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1017-1028

  Stebbing, M J ^a   Bornstein, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

calretinin; enteric sensory neurons; myenteric plexus; nitric oxide synthase; somatostatin

Indexed keywords

CALRETININ; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GUINEA PIG; MOTONEURON; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029885095     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(96)00121-2     Document Type: Article

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