Simultaneous measurement of evoked release and [Ca2+](i) in a crayfish release bouton reveals high affinity of release to Ca2+

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 634-642

  Ravin, R ^a   Parnas, H ^a   Spira, M E ^a   Volfovsky, N ^a   Parnas, I ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 0033059887     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.2.634     Document Type: Article

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