A mathematical description of miniature postsynaptic current generation at central nervous system synapses

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1256-1266

  Uteshev, Vladimir V ^a   Pennefather, Peter S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EVOKED RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029763313     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79325-6     Document Type: Article

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