Effects of ω-agatoxin-IVA and ω-conotoxin-MVIIC on perineurial Ca++ and Ca++-activated K+ currents of mouse motor nerve terminals

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 279, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1229-1236

  Xu, You Fen ^a   Atchison, William D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; MOTOR NERVE; MOUSE; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PERINEURIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; MICE; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE ENDINGS; OMEGA-AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA-CONOTOXINS; PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SPIDER VENOMS;

EID: 0030426637     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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