Technical Reference #298

Glass Bottom Culture Dishes

This study used MatTek product(s):

Citation in paper containing MatTek reference:
glass bottom (no. 1.5) dishes (MatTek Corporation; MA)

298.

Glycerotoxin From Glycera Convoluta Stimulates Neurosecretion By Up-Regulating N-Type Ca2+ Channel Activity FreÂdeÂ ric A.Meunier1;2;3; Zhong-Ping Feng4; Jordi MolgoÂ 5; Gerald W.Zamponi4 and Giampietro Schiavo1;3, Lincoln's Inn Fields Laboratories, The EMBO Journal, 21(298), (2002)
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Abstract:
We report here the puri®cation of glycerotoxin fromthe venom of Glycera convoluta a novel 320 kDaprotein capable of reversibly stimulating spontaneousand evoked neurotransmitter release at the frogneuromuscular junction. However glycerotoxin is

Keywords:
Ca2+ channels/exocytosis/glycerotoxin/ neuromuscular junction/neurotoxin

Materials & Methods:
Gland dissection Glycera convoluta specimens were obtained from the Marine Biological Station Roscoff (France) and the glands were isolated as previously

Microscopic Technique
Electron Microscopy, Scanning

Cell Type(s)
HEK-293