Synaptic physiology and mitochondrial function in crayfish tonic and phasic motor neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 281-294

  Nguyen, Peter V ^a,b   Marin, Leo ^a   Atwood, Harold L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; IODOACETIC ACID; RHODAMINE 123;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FACILITATION; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030855281     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.1.281     Document Type: Article

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