Purinergic cotransmission: Sympathetic nerves

Seminars in the Neurosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 201-205

  Sneddon, Peter ^a   McLaren, Gerald J ^a   Kennedy, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ATP; Cotransmission; Neurotransmission; Purinergic; Sympathetic

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PURINE; PURINE RECEPTOR;

ARTERY MUSCLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0030220538     PISSN: 10445765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/smns.1996.0026     Document Type: Review

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