Transmission by post-ganglionic axons of the autonomic nervous system: The importance of the specialized neuroeffector junction

Neuroscience

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-23

  Hirst, G D S ^a   Choate, J K ^a   Cousins, H M ^a   Edwards, F R ^a   Klemm, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; CATION CHANNEL; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN; PURINE RECEPTOR;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; EFFECTOR CELL; HUMAN; INTESTINE; IRIS; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHWANN CELL; SINUS NODE; SYNAPSE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0029888327     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(96)00031-0     Document Type: Note

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