Influence of Motor Activities on the Release of Transmitter Quanta from Motor Nerve Terminals in Mice

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 513-516

  Taquahashi, Yuhji ^a   Yonezawa, Keiko ^a   Nishimura, Masakazu ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diaphragm muscle; Extensor digitorum longus muscle; Mouse; Soleus muscle; Transmitter release

Indexed keywords

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; CALCIUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; IN VITRO STUDY; INNERVATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NERVE ENDING; PHRENIC NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTUM THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCIATIC NERVE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR ENDPLATE; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE ENDINGS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PHRENIC NERVE; QUANTUM THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0033126549     PISSN: 7653697     EISSN: 1782155X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.61.513     Document Type: Article

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