Delayed clearance of transmitter and the role of glutamate transporters at synapses with multiple release sites

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1634-1644

  Otis, Thomas S ^a   Wu, Yuh Cherng ^a   Trussell, Laurence O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPA receptor; channel kinetics; cochlear nucleus; desensitization; diffusion; nucleus magnocellularis; transmitter uptake

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; EMBRYO; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0029915273     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-05-01634.1996     Document Type: Article

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