Using caged neurotransmitters
- 1 February 1989
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 337 (6207) , 583-584
- https://doi.org/10.1038/337583a0
Abstract
The development of photolabile caged neurotransmitters has made possible the study of the split-second kinetics of receptor-ligand interactions. An instrument has now been developed for activating the neurotransmitter and measuring the neuron's response.Keywords
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