Measurement of action potential-induced presynaptic calcium domains at a cultured neuromuscular junction

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 7846-7859

  DiGregorio, David A ^a   Peskoff, Arthur ^a   Vergara, Julio L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium indicators; Calcium microdomains; Calcium transients; Neuromuscular junction; Presynaptic calcium; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; EGTAZIC ACID; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; XENOPUS;

EID: 0033568876     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-18-07846.1999     Document Type: Article

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