Dependence of photoreceptor glutamate release on a dihydropyridine- sensitive calcium channel

Neuroscience

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1209-1216

  Schmitz, Y ^a   Witkovsky, P ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

L type calcium channel; presynaptic terminal; retina; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; FISH; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL AGONISTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DIHYDROPYRIDINES; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; PHOTORECEPTORS; XENOPUS;

EID: 0030956093     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00678-1     Document Type: Article

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