The effects of the dihydropyridine (DHP) Ca 2+ channel antagonist, nifedipine, were studied on the cholinergic synapse between the presynaptic neurones B4/B5 and the postsynaptic neurones B3/B6 located in the buccal ganglion of Aplysia californica. Nifedipine (10gM) decreased the presynaptic Ca 2+ c
Mode of action of atracotoxin at central and peripheral synapses of insects
β Scribed by JeffreyR. Bloomquist
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 250 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1354-2516
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