Actions of lead on transmitter release a
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Yong-Xiang Wang; David M. J. Quastel
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Article
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1991
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Springer
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English
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The actions of lead (Pb2+) on transmitter release were studied at neuromuscular junctions in mouse diaphragm in vitro. The quantal content of end-plate potentials (EPPs) was reduced by Pb2+ in a dose-related manner consistent with inhibition of Ca2+ entry into nerve terminals, with a half-maximal ef