Nerve growth factor modulates synaptic transmission between sympathetic neurons and cardiac myocytes

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 9573-9582

  Lockhart, Sybil T ^a   Turrigiano, Gina G ^a   Birren, Susan J ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac; Modulation; NGF; Sympathetic; Synaptic transmission; TrkA

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NORADRENALIN; TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART RATE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031439209     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-24-09573.1997     Document Type: Article

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