Fluorescent β-Blockers as Tools to Study Presynaptic Mechanisms of Neurosecretion

• Main Authors: Jose D. Machado (Author), Beatriz Beltran (Author), Romen Carrillo (Author), Tomas Martin (Author), Victor S. Martin (Author), Ricardo Borges (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Several, if not all adrenergic β-blockers (β-Bs), accumulate progressively inside secretory vesicles in a time- and concentration-dependent manner, and could be considered to be false neurotransmitters. This transmitter effect is most likely unrelated to their ability to block adrenergic receptors,...