Regulation of motoneuron excitability via motor endplate acetylcholine receptor activation

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2226-2232

  Nakanishi, Stan T ^a   Cope, Timothy C ^a   Rich, Mark M ^a   Carrasco, Dario I ^a   Pinter, Martin J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Excitability; Motoneuron; Neuromuscular; Receptor; Transmitter release

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EXCITABILITY; FEMALE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINNERVATION; RETROGRADE NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AXOTOMY; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; BUNGAROTOXINS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; MOTOR ENDPLATE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROTOXINS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 14644430335     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5065-04.2005     Document Type: Article

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