Click here to close Hello! We notice that you are using Internet Explorer, which is not supported by Xenbase and may cause the site to display incorrectly. We suggest using a current version of Chrome, FireFox, or Safari.
XB-ART-21237
Neurosci Lett 1994 May 23;1731-2:21-6. doi: 10.1016/0304-3940(94)90141-4.
Show Gene links Show Anatomy links

Study on the induction of spontaneous transmitter release at early nerve-muscle contacts in Xenopus cultures.

Tabti N, Poo MM.


???displayArticle.abstract???
During synaptogenesis, spontaneous acetylcholine release is rapidly induced by the contact of the growing neurite with the myocyte. Using Xenopus nerve-muscle co-cultures, we investigated the role of Ca2+ in the presynaptic mechanisms mediating this induction process. We found that Ca2+ influx is not necessary to induce spontaneous release and that an increase in cytosolic Ca2+ is not sufficient to trigger this release in the absence of the target cell.

???displayArticle.pubmedLink??? 7936416
???displayArticle.link??? Neurosci Lett
???displayArticle.grants??? [+]