Polyhedral protein cages encase synaptic vesicles and participate in their attachment to the active zone

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 347-359

  Zampighi, Guido A ^a   Fisher, Robin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FREEZE FRACTURE; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RAT; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030788352     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1997.3882     Document Type: Article

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