Neuromuscular transmitter candidates of a centipede (Lithobius forficatus, Chilopoda)

Neuromuscular transmitter candidates of a centipede (Lithobius forficatus, Chilopoda)

Abstract Background The neuromuscular junction is the chemical synapse where motor neurons communicate with skeletal muscle fibers. Whereas vertebrates and many invertebrates use acetylcholine as transmitter at the neuromuscular junction, in those arthropods examined up to now, glutamate and GABA ar...

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Main Authors: Hendrik Langeloh, Hannah Wasser, Nicole Richter, Gerd Bicker, Michael Stern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Subjects:
Acetylcholine
Glutamate
GABA
Neuromuscular junction
Synapse
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-018-0274-9

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