Functional uncoupling of linked neurotransmitter effects by combinatorial convergence

Science

Volumn 273, Issue 5276, 1996, Pages 806-810

  Brezina, Vladimir ^a   Orekhova, Irina V ^a   Weiss, Klaudiusz R ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FUNCTIONAL NEURAL STIMULATION; MODULATION; MUSCLE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

ACCESSORY RADULA CLOSER; CONVERGENCE; DIVERGENCE; FUNCTIONAL UNCOUPLING; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALING PATHWAYS;

TRANSMITTERS;

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL CELL; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; INVERTEBRATE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; APLYSIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030576529     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.273.5276.806     Document Type: Article

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