Effects of Ca2+ channel blocker neurotoxins on transmitter release and presynaptic currents at the mouse neuromuscular junction

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 121, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1531-1540

  Katz, Eleonora ^a   Protti, Darío A ^a,b   Ferro, Pablo A ^a   Rosato Siri, Marcelo D ^a   Uchitel, Osvaldo D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agatoxin IVA; conotoxin GVIA; conotoxin MVIIC; conotoxin MVIID; Calcium channel blockers; Calcium channels; Neuromuscular junction; Presynaptic currents; Synaptic transmission; Transmitter release

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; NEUROTOXIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; OMEGA AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIC; POTASSIUM; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; PEPTIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SPIDER VENOM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PERINEURIUM; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; MALE; MICE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROTOXINS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; OMEGA-AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA-CONOTOXIN GVIA; PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; SPIDER VENOMS;

EID: 0030608793     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701290     Document Type: Article

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