Effects of tetrandrine on spontaneous and evoked release of acetylcholine at the mouse neuromuscular junction

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 279, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 891-901

  Wiegand, Herbert ^a   Mcintosh, Laura J ^b,c   Gotzsch, Ursula ^a   Krämer, Ursula ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dept of Biological Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; TETRANDRINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; BENZYLISOQUINOLINES; CALCIUM; EMETINE; FEMALE; ION CHANNELS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MICE; MOTOR ENDPLATE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0030426261     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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