Effects of cytochalasin treatment on short-term synaptic plasticity at developing neuromuscular junctions in frogs

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 491, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 187-195

  Wang, Xin Hao ^a   Zheng, James Q ^a   Poo, Mu Ming ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN; PHALLOIDIN; RHODAMINE;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOCYTOSIS; FACILITATION; GROWTH CONE; HUMAN CELL; MICROFILAMENT; MUSCLE FIBER CULTURE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOME; XENOPUS;

EID: 0030042310     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021206     Document Type: Article

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