The pharmacology of γ-aminobutyric acid and acetylcholine receptors at the echinoderm neuromuscular junction

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 887-896

  Devlin, C Leah ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid receptor; 2 hydroxy saclofen; Baclofen; Bicuculline; Echinoderm; Holothuria; Longitudinal muscle of the body wall; Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor; Muscimol; Neuromuscular junction; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Phaclofen

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ECHINODERM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ECHINODERMATA; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; ASTEROIDEA; CHORDATA; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDA; ECHINOIDEA; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0035745802     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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