Characterization of NO/cGMP-mediated responses in identified motoneurons

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-209

  Zayas, Ricardo M ^a,b   Trimmer, Barry A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Insect; Manduca; Nitric oxide; Phosphodiesterase inhibitors; Soluble guanylyl cyclase

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; 8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CYCLIC GMP; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HYDRAZINES; LARVA; MANDUCA; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR;

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MANDUCA; MANDUCA SEXTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33847304047     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10571-006-9091-3     Document Type: Article

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