Of known neurotransmitters, glutamate is the most likely to be released from chick cochlear hair cells

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1870-1879

  Kataoka, Yosky ^a   Ohmori, Harunori ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COCHLEA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULE CELL; HAIR CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL;

EID: 0029785641     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.3.1870     Document Type: Article

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