Cholinergic synaptic transmission in insect mushroom bodies in vitro

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1091-1096

  Oleskevich, Sharon ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; OCTOPAMINE; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; FACILITATION; HONEYBEE; INSECT; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032800409     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.2.1091     Document Type: Article

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