The effects of geometrical parameters on synaptic transmission: A Monte Carlo simulation study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2874-2890

  Kruk, Piotr J ^a   Korn, Henri ^b   Faber, Donald S ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; RECEPTOR BINDING; SIMULATION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0030733951     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78316-4     Document Type: Article

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