Quantal neurotransmitter secretion rate exhibits fractal behavior

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 5666-5677

  Lowen, Steven B ^a   Cash, Sydney S ^b   Poo, Mu Ming ^c   Teich, Malvin C ^a,d  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibroblast; Fractal; Hippocampal synapse; Lognormal process; Long term correlation; Miniature endplate currents; Myocyte autoreception; Quantal secretion; Vesicular exocytosis; Xenopus neuromuscular junction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; EXOCYTOSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

EID: 0030836508     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-15-05666.1997     Document Type: Article

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