Empty synaptic vesicles recycle and undergo exocytosis at vesamicol- treated motor nerve terminals

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2696-2700

  Parsons, Rodney L ^a   Calupca, Michelle A ^a   Merriam, Laura A ^a   Prior, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; POTASSIUM; VESAMICOL; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYNAPSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCYTOSIS; EXOCYTOSIS; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE ENDING; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAKE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0032980959     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.6.2696     Document Type: Article

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