Zinc blocks acetylcholine release but not vesicle fusion at the Torpedo nerve-electroplate junction

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 732-738

  Dunant, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine release; Exocytosis; Synaptic vesicles; Torpedo electric organ; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALCIUM ION; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHOLINERGIC SYNAPSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDOCYTOSIS; EXOCYTOSIS; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TORPEDO MARMORATA;

EID: 0030887605     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1997.tb01421.x     Document Type: Article

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