Tonic activation of presynaptic GABA(B) receptors in the opener neuromuscular junction of crayfish

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1184-1191

  Parnas, Itzchak ^a   Rashkovan, Grigory ^a   Ong, Jennifer ^b   Kerr, David I B ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BACLOFEN; PHACLOFEN; SACLOFEN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CRAYFISH; DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033051841     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.3.1184     Document Type: Article

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