Stimulating PACα increases miniature excitatory junction potential frequency at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction

Journal of Neurogenetics

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 220-224

  Bucher, Daniel ^a   Buchner, Erich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

cAMP; Drosophila; Photoactivated adenylate cyclase; Synapse

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; PHOTOACTIVATED ADENYLATE CYCLASE ALPHA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GAL4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACTIVATION; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SYNAPSE;

APLYSIA; EUGLENA GRACILIS; PROTOZOA;

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ANIMALS; CYCLIC AMP; DROSOPHILA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; LIGHT SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; MINIATURE POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 67651238308     PISSN: 01677063     EISSN: 15635260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01677060802441356     Document Type: Article

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