Activity-dependent presynaptic regulation of quantal size at the mammalian neuromuscular junction in vivo

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 343-351

  Wang, Xueyong ^a   Li, Yingjie ^a   Engisch, Kathrin L ^a   Nakanishi, Stan T ^a   Dodson, Sara E ^a   Miller, Gary W ^a   Cope, Timothy C ^a   Pinter, Martin J ^a   Rich, Mark M ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeostatic; Neuromuscular junction; Quantal size; Synaptic activity; Synaptic plasticity; Transmitter release

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; GENE MUTATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SECRETORY VESICLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR ENDPLATE; MUSCLE PROTEINS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; SYNAPTIC VESICLES;

EID: 12144266975     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3252-04.2005     Document Type: Article

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