Fast calcium signals in Drosophila motor neuron terminals

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2659-2663

  Macleod, G T ^a   Hegstrom Wojtowicz M ^a   Charlton, M P ^a   Atwood, H L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DROSOPHILA; LARVA; LOCOMOTION; LONGEVITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTONEURON; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036847923     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00515.2002     Document Type: Article

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