Biology of the postsynaptic glycine receptor

International Review of Cytology

Volumn 176, Issue , 1997, Pages 201-244

  Vannier, Christian ^a   Triller, Antoine ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Gephyrin; Glycine receptor; Receptor clustering; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE ION; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

CHLORIDE CONDUCTANCE; HUMAN; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 0030821830     PISSN: 00747696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)61611-3     Document Type: Review

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