title: Using caged neurotransmitters.
abstract: The development of photolabile caged neurotransmitters has made possible the study of the split-second kinetics of receptor-ligand interactions. An instrument has now been developed for activating the neurotransmitter and measuring the neuron's response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering, Beckman Instruments, Palo Alto, California 94303-0803.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Marque
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002217:Carbachol; D007700:Kinetics; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D010777:Photochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D010782:Photolysis; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic; D002217:Carbachol