Pronase modifies synaptic transmission and activity of identified Lymnaea neurons

Invertebrate Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 295-304

  Hermann, P M ^a   Bulloch, A G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrical activity; Mollusc; Network properties; Pronase; Proteolytic enzymes; Synapses

Indexed keywords

PRONASE; PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INTERNEURON; LYMNAEA; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDERGIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032452275     PISSN: 13542516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02577689     Document Type: Article

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