Role of NSF in neurotransmitter release: A peptide microinjection study at the crayfish neuromuscular junction

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1053-1060

  Parnas, I ^a   Rashkovan, G ^a   O'Connor, V ^b,c,d   El Far, O ^b   Betz, H ^b   Parnas, H ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN NSF 2; PROTEIN NSF 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; BRAIN; CRICETINAE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXTREMITIES; MICROINJECTIONS; N-ETHYLMALEIMIDE-SENSITIVE PROTEINS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RATS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WALKING;

EID: 33748549638     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01313.2005     Document Type: Article

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