Quantal components of spontaneous excitatory junction potentials at visualised varicosities

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 161-174

  Bennett, M R ^a   Robinson, J ^a   Phipps, M C ^a   Karunanithi, S ^a   Lin, Y Q ^a   Cottee, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Statistics; Synapse; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EXCITATORY JUNCTION POTENTIAL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICOSIS; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0030040470     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1838(95)00086-0     Document Type: Article

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