Bromoacetylcholine and acetylcholinesterase introduced via liposomes into motor nerve endings block increases in quantal size

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 432, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 413-418

  Brailoiu, Eugen ^a,b   Van Der Kloot, William ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; ACh quanta; Bromoacetylcholine; Liposomes

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BROMOACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; LIPOSOME; VESAMICOL;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DRUG TRANSPORT; FROG; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARTORIUS MUSCLE; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; LIPOSOMES; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE ENDINGS; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PIPERIDINES; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 0030036286     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050152     Document Type: Article

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