Transmitter Release During Repetitive Stimulation: Selective Changes Produced by Sr 2+ and Ba 2+
- 1 July 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 197 (4298) , 67-69
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.17160
Abstract
The addition of Sr 2+ or Ba 2+ to the solution bathing the frog neuromuscular junction leads to an increased release of transmitter by each nerve impulse during and following repetitive stimulation. The mechanisms by which Sr 2+ and Ba 2+ increase release are not the same. Each ion appears to act selectively on a different process involved in transmitter release.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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