In vitro studies of the ultrastructural changes induced by guanidine in the nerves, muscle fibers and neuromuscular junction of the mouse diaphragm

General Pharmacology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 705-711

  Cruz Hofling M A ^a   Rodrigues Simioni, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Guanidine; Myelinated axon; Neuromuscular junction; Skeletal fibers; Ultrastructural changes

Indexed keywords

GUANIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AXOPLASM; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOLEMMA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ANIMALS; DIAPHRAGM; GUANIDINE; MALE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE FIBERS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEURONS; PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS;

EID: 18744418005     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(97)00344-3     Document Type: Article

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