Role of α-SNAP in promoting efficient neurotransmission at the crayfish neuromuscular junction

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 3406-3416

  He, Ping ^a   Southard, R Chase ^a   Chen, Dong ^b   Whiteheart, S W ^b   Cooper, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SYNAPTOSOME ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CRAYFISH; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033394917     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.6.3406     Document Type: Article

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