Characterization of neuromuscular transmission in mice with progressive motoneuronopathy

Physiological Research

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 541-548

  Kretschmannova K ^a   Zemková, Hana ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Diaphragm muscle; Endplate potentials; Miniature endplate potentials; Motoneuron disease; Resting membrane potentials

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MOUSE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AGING; ANIMALS; DIAPHRAGM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; MICE; MICE, NEUROLOGIC MUTANTS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 8444239362     PISSN: 08628408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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