Novel effects of guanidine on the neuromuscular junction

General Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 599-605

  Rodrigues Simioni, L ^a   Silva Carvalho, I ^a   Heluany, N F ^a   Leite, G B ^a   Prado Franceschi, J ^a   Cruz Hofling M A ^a   Ballejo, G ^b   Corrado, A P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Guanidine; Neuromuscular blockade; Neuromuscular junction; Postremoval facilitation

Indexed keywords

GUANIDINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOTOR NERVE; MOUSE; MUSCLE NECROSIS; MYOGRAPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ANIMALS; BENZOPYRANS; CALCIUM; CHICKENS; CROMAKALIM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; GUANIDINE; GUANIDINES; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PYRROLES;

EID: 0030904538     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(96)00229-7     Document Type: Article

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