Quantal secretion from visualized boutons on rat pelvic ganglion neurones

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 175-183

  Warren, D ^a   Lavidis, N A ^a   Bennett, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomic nerve; Synapse; Transmitter release

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GANGLION; NONHUMAN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030048863     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1838(95)00087-9     Document Type: Article

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