Theoretical analysis of intercellular communication between the vestibular type I hair cell and its calyx ending

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1942-1957

  Goldberg, Jay M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; HAIR CELL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE ENDING; POTASSIUM CELL LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THEORY;

EID: 0029788307     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.3.1942     Document Type: Article

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