title: Vasopressin produces long-lasting increase in transmitter release.
abstract: Arginine-vasopressin has a widespread distribution in the nervous system, and has been implicated in cellular and behavioral functions. Its effect on the neuromuscular synapse reveals that it produces long-lasting augmentation in synaptic transmission due to an increase in spontaneous and nerve stimulation evoked quantal transmitter release. No significant postsynaptic effect was detected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdul-Ghani
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meiri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rahamimoff
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D011898:Ranidae; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D001127:Arginine Vasopressin