Novel modulatory effect of L-type calcium channels at newly formed neuromuscular junctions

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1101-1111

  Sugiura, Yoshie ^a   Ko, Chien Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

dihydropyridine; neuromuscular junctions; PTX sensitive G proteins synapse formation; transmitter release; voltage sensitive calcium channels

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CHARYBDOTOXIN; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; EGTAZIC ACID; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; IBERIOTOXIN; NIFEDIPINE; PERTUSSIS TOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; EMBRYO; FROG; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PECTORAL MUSCLE; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 0031021031     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-03-01101.1997     Document Type: Article

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