The effect of carbachol and α-bungarotoxin on the frequency of miniature endplate potentials at the frog neuromuscular junction

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-131

  Bukharaeva, Ela ^a   Ipatova, Tania ^a   Nikolsky, E E ^a   Vyskocil F ^b,c  

^a KAZAN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE DERIVATIVE; ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; CALCIUM; CARBACHOL; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RINGER SOLUTION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034126179     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-445x.2000.01949.x     Document Type: Article

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