The mechanism of maitotoxin-induced elevation of the cytosolic free calcium level in rat cerebrocortical synaptosomes

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 98-100

  Satoh, E ^a   Ishii, T ^a   Nishimura, M ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytosolic free calcium; Maitotoxin; Synaptosomes

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) 2 [3 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PROPOXY]ETHYL] 1H IMIDAZOLE; 1 [[6 (3 METHOXYESTRA 1,3,5(10) TRIEN 17BETA YL)AMINO]HEXYL] 1H PYRROLE 2,5 DIONE; 3,4,5 TRIMETHOXYBENZOIC ACID 8 (DIETHYLAMINO)OCTYL ESTER; CALCIUM; CATION CHANNEL; GENISTEIN; MAITOTOXIN; NIFEDIPINE; OMEGA AGATOXIN IVA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA; OMEGA CONOTOXIN MVIIC; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PROCAINE; RYANODINE; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0035131525     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.85.98     Document Type: Article

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