Synaptic Release of Neurotransmitters
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Synaptic Release of Neurotransmitters. 2001, 195-222. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChemical communicationSecretion of proteinsVertebrate neuromuscular junctionSpecific chemical signalsEvolutionary pressureMembranous vesiclesChemical signalsEndocrine cellsRecipient cellsCell typesNeuronal cellsSecretory cellsMessenger substancesExtracellular spaceMuscle cellsLong axonsCellsNeuromuscular junctionTarget cellsChemical transmittersSynaptic terminalsSynaptic releaseGiant synapseSynaptic junctionsExocytosisReceptors and Transduction Mechanisms I: Receptors Coupled Directly to Ion Channels
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Receptors and Transduction Mechanisms I: Receptors Coupled Directly to Ion Channels. 2001, 253-284. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTarget neuronsIon channelsParticular neurotransmitterNeuroactive substancesTransmitter releaseNervous systemNeurotransmitter receptorsNerve cellsHormone receptorsNeuronsTarget cellsReceptorsBiological responsesNeurotransmittersIntercellular communicationCell typesExtracellular signalsChemical signalsTransduction mechanismsResponseCellsNeurohormones