Temperature compensation of postsynaptic currents from the extraocular muscle of temperate teleost fishes

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 197-203

  Cox, Serena L ^a   Macdonald, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

MEPC; Synaptic; Teleost; Temperature compensation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FISH; INNERVATION; MUSCLE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYNAPSE; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FISHES; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SYNAPSES; TEMPERATURE;

ALDRICHETTA FORSTERI; ANIMALIA; GALAXIAS FASCIATUS; GALAXIIDAE; MUGILIDAE; MUS; MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PISCES; SALMONIDAE; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035005577     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590100190     Document Type: Article

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