Spatial variability in release at the frog neuromuscular junction measured with FM1-43

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 672-678

  Wu, L G ^a,b   Betz, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exocytosis; Neuromuscular junction; Synaptic transmission; Synaptic vesicles

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXOCYTOSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FROG; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032693026     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y99-078     Document Type: Conference Paper

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