Protein kinase C activity affects neurotransmitter release at polyinnervated neuromuscular synapses

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1449-1457

  Santafe M M ^a   Garcia, N ^a   Lanuza, M A ^a   Tomas J ^a  

^a FACULTAT DE MEDICINA I CIÈNCIES DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Rat; Silent synapses; Synapse elimination; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CALPHOSTIN C; CHELERYTHRINE; PROTEIN KINASE C; STAUROSPORINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; MOTOR ENDPLATE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; POTASSIUM; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; PROTEIN KINASE C; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 34248176761     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21280     Document Type: Article

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