Drosophila larval neuromuscular junction's responses to reduction of cAMP in the nervous system

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-13

  Cheung, Una S ^a   Shayan, Alexander J ^b   Boulianne, Gabrielle L ^a,b,c   Atwood, Harold L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

CAMP; Dunce gene; Neuromuscular junction; Transgenic Drosophila; Transmitter release

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE TARGETING; LARVA; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VARICOSIS;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CYCLIC AMP; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENES, INSECT; GENES, REPORTER; LARVA; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033020418     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199907)40:1<1::AID-NEU1>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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