Depression of synaptic efficacy in high- and low-output Drosophila neuromuscular junctions by the molting hormone (20-HE)

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 788-794

  Ruffner, Marvin E ^a   Cromarty, Stuart I ^a,b   Cooper, Robin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECDYSONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HORMONAL REGULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

EID: 0033031355     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.2.788     Document Type: Article

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