2001
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 junctionsExocytosis
1987
Hormonal regulation of K+-channel messenger RNA in rat myometrium during oestrus cycle and in pregnancy
Boyle M, MacLusky N, Naftolin F, Kaczmarek L. Hormonal regulation of K+-channel messenger RNA in rat myometrium during oestrus cycle and in pregnancy. Nature 1987, 330: 373-375. PMID: 2446134, DOI: 10.1038/330373a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChannel messenger RNAUterine smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle excitabilityEnd of pregnancyPresence of estrogenSmooth muscle cellsIon channelsEstrogen altersPregnant ratsHormonal treatmentMyometrial cellsRat myometriumSteroid hormonesMuscle cellsOestrous cycleCellular excitabilityOestrus cycleVoltage-dependent ion channelsHormonal regulationPregnancyEstrogenExcitabilityElectrical couplingMessenger RNAMessenger RNA species