Monte Carlo simulation of fast excitatory synaptic transmission at a hippocampal synapse

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 597-608

  Wahl, L M ^b   Pouzat, C ^b   Stratford, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SYNAPSE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SIMULATION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029863653     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.2.597     Document Type: Article

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