Presynaptic calcium influx, neurotransmitter release, and neuromuscular disease

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 77, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 507-512

  Poage, Robert E ^a   Meriney, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium imaging; Cell culture; Electrophysiology; Lambert Eaton syndrome; Neuromuscular junction; Patch clamp; Transmitter release

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; EATON LAMBERT SYNDROME; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PATHOLOGY; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0036955565     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(02)00937-X     Document Type: Article

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