Monoethylcholine as a false transmitter precursor at the frog and mouse neuromuscular junctions

Brain Research

Volumn 730, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 58-66

  Naves, Ligia Araujo ^a,b   Balezina, Olga P ^a,c   Van Der Kloot, William ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

acetylcholine; endplate; miniature endplate current; monoethylcholine; quantum; synaptic vesicle

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE DERIVATIVE; ETHYL(2 HYDROXYETHYL)DIMETHYLAMMONIUM; METHYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; FROG; MOUSE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ANIMALS; CHOLINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; EDROPHONIUM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HEMICHOLINIUM 3; METHYLAMINES; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NEUROTRANSMITTER UPTAKE INHIBITORS; PIPERIDINES; PRODRUGS; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 0030593637     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)00431-3     Document Type: Article

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