On the role of muscarinic and peptidergic receptors in ganglionic transmission in bullfrogs in vivo

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 5 41-5, 1997, Pages

  Ivanoff, Alexander Y ^a   Smith, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autoreceptor; Cervical ganglion; Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone; M current; Slow potential

Indexed keywords

MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BULLFROG; CERVICAL GANGLION; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030898784     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.5.r1501     Document Type: Article

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