Calcium and synaptic transmission in the retina: The importance of surface charges

Physica Medica

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 63-74

  Piccolino, M ^a   Pignatelli, A ^a   Sappia, F ^a   Sbrenna, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

calcium; retina; surface charge; synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; RETINA HORIZONTAL NERVE CELL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029899330     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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