N- and P/Q-type Ca2+ channels mediate transmitter release with a similar cooperativity at rat hippocampal autapses

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2849-2855

  Reid, Christopher A ^a   Bekkers, John M ^a   Clements, John D ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium channel; Cooperativity; Synaptic terminal; Synaptic transmission; Vesicle release complex; conotoxin GVIA; agatoxin GVIA

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; OMEGA AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032523139     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-08-02849.1998     Document Type: Article

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