Acetylcholine contributes to hypoxic chemotransmission in co-cultures of rat type 1 cells and petrosal neurons

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-199

  Nurse, Colin A ^a   Zhang, Min ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemotransmission; Co culture; Glomus cell; Hypoxia; Petrosal neurons

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; MECAMYLAMINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORTER;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; CAROTID BODY; CHEMORECEPTOR; COCULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HYPOXIA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SECRETORY CELL;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CAROTID BODY; CELL HYPOXIA; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RATS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032965831     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5687(99)00017-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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