α-Latrocrustatoxin increases neurotransmitter release by activating a calcium influx pathway at crayfish neuromuscular junction

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 3550-3562

  Elrick, Donald B ^a   Charlton, Milton P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; OMEGA AGATOXIN IVA; SPIDER VENOM; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033372353     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.6.3550     Document Type: Article

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