Strength of synaptic transmission at neuromuscular junctions of crustaceans and insects in relation to calcium entry

Invertebrate Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 81-87

  Atwood, H L ^a   Karunanithi, S ^a   Georgiou, J ^a   Charlton, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcium; Crustacean; Drosophila; Neuromuscular; Quantal release; Synapse

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL CELL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRAYFISH; CRUSTACEA; DROSOPHILA; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CRUSTACEA; INSECTS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031350254     PISSN: 13542516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02480362     Document Type: Conference Paper

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