Synaptic structural complexity as a factor enhancing probability of calcium-mediated transmitter release

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2451-2466

  Cooper, Robin L ^a   Winslow, James L ^a   Govind, C K ^a   Atwood, Harold L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM CURRENT; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAYFISH; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030001454     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.6.2451     Document Type: Article

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