Modulatory effects of amino acids on neuromuscular transmission on the crayfish fast flexor muscle

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 283, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 531-540

  Aonuma, Hitoshi ^a,c   Nagao, Takashi ^b   Nagayama, Toshiki ^a   Takahata, Masakazu ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033135832     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19990501)283:6<531::AID-JEZ4>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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