Ca(v)2.1 (P/Q-type) voltage-gated calcium channels play an important role in neurotransmitter release at many brain synapses and at the neuromuscular junction. Mutations in the CACNA1A gene, encoding the pore forming alpha(1) subunit of Ca(v)2.1 channels, are associated with a wide spectrum of neuro
Conditional ablation of neurones in transgenic mice
β Scribed by Isles, Anthony R. ;Ma, Dan ;Milsom, Chloe ;Skynner, Michael J. ;Cui, Wei ;Clark, John ;Keverne, Eric B. ;Allen, Nicholas D.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 341 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3034
- DOI
- 10.1002/neu.1026
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