Some currently neglected aspects of cholinergic function

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 7-11

  Whittaker, Victor P ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chol 1; Cholinergic transmission; Cholinergic specific antigens; Electromotor synapses of the electric ray, Torpedo; Model cholinergic systems; Myenteric plexus; Neuropeptides as cholinergic co transmitters; VIP

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; GANGLIOSIDE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; NEUROPEPTIDE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; SIALYLATION; TORPEDO;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; ELECTRIC ORGAN; GANGLIOSIDES; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

CAVIA; TORPEDINIFORMES;

EID: 75049086018     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12031-009-9247-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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