Testing the role of calmodulin in the excitation of Limulus photoreceptors

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 406, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 6-10

  Garger, Alexander V ^a   Richard, Edwin A ^a   Lisman, John E ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calmodulin; Invertebrates; Limulus polyphemus; Phototransduction

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CALMODULIN; CYCLIC GMP; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; DEPOLARIZATION; ILLUMINATION; LIMULUS; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; SECOND MESSENGER; SENSORY STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALMODULIN; HORSESHOE CRABS; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33747811757     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2006.06.056     Document Type: Article

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