Quantal release of transmitter at a central synapse

Neuroscience

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 987-992

  Sastry, B R ^a   Bhagavatula, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

hippocampus; long term potentiation; quantal analysis; synaptic plasticity; synaptic transmission; transmitter release

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030298076     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(96)00348-X     Document Type: Letter

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