Calcium channels involved in synaptic transmission at the mature and regenerating mouse neuromuscular junction

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 497, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 687-697

  Katz, E ^a   Ferro, P A ^a   Weisz, G ^a   Uchitel, O D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CONOTOXIN; NITRENDIPINE; POTASSIUM ION; TOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030451581     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021800     Document Type: Article

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