Synaptic transmission at vertebrate hair cells

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 514-519

  Fuchs, Paul A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

DENDRITE; EFFERENT NERVE; HAIR CELL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0030219472     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(96)80058-4     Document Type: Article

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