Clostridial neurotoxins in synaptic research

Neuroscientist

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 324-328

  Fields, R Douglas ^a,b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Synaptic transmission; Synaptotagmin; Syntaxin; Tetanus toxin; VAMP

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NEUROTOXIN; SYNAPTOTAGMIN; SYNTAXIN; TETANUS TOXIN;

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031666144     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107385849800400512     Document Type: Review

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