Stress induced changes in transmitter release from sympathetic varicosities of the mouse vas deferens

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 76, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 146-152

  D'Arbe, M ^a   Chin, I ^b   Einstein, R ^b   Lavidis, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Mouse; Stress; Sympathetic; Transmitter; Varicosities

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STRESS; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0033033490     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(99)00022-3     Document Type: Article

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