Distinct requirements for evoked and spontaneous release of neurotransmitter are revealed by mutations in the Drosophila gene neuronal- synaptobrevin

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2028-2039

  Dertcher, David L ^a,c   Ueda, Atsushi ^b   Stewart, Bryan A ^a   Burgess, Robert W ^a   Kidokoro, Yoshi ^b   Schwarz, Thomas L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Exocytosis; Mini; Neuromuscular junction; Regulated release; Spontaneous release; Synapse; Synaptic vesicle; Synaptobrevin; VAMP

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; DOCKING PROTEIN; SYNAPTOBREVIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EXOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; MALE; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

DROSOPHILA;

EID: 0032521343     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-06-02028.1998     Document Type: Article

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