Localized detection of action potential-induced presynaptic calcium transients at a Xenopus neuromuscular junction

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 505, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 585-592

  DiGregorio, David A ^a   Vergara, Julio L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; INDICATOR; CALCIUM ION; CALCIUM ION INDICATOR; OREGON GREEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PATCH CLAMP; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS; ANIMAL CELL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; EMBRYO; EVOKED RESPONSE; FLUORESCENCE; NERVE ENDING; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP TECHNIQUE; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FLUORESCENCE; ION CHANNEL GATING; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031574061     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.585ba.x     Document Type: Article

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