Adenosine inhibits N-type calcium channels at the rat neuromuscular junction

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 174-177

  Schwartz, Andrew D ^a   Whitacre, Camron L ^a   Lin, Yue ^a   Wilson, David F ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Adenosine A1 receptors; Calcium channels; Motor nerve terminals; Neuromodulation; Presynaptic

Indexed keywords

8 CYCLOPENTYL 1,3 DIPROPYLXANTHINE; ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE A1 RECEPTOR; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL N TYPE; OMEGA CONOTOXIN GVIA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; NERVE ENDING; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADENOSINE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, N-TYPE; MOTOR ENDPLATE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0037344236     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2003.03806.x     Document Type: Article

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