Heterogeneity of functional synaptic parameters among single release sites

Neuron

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 139-150

  Auger, Céline ^a   Marty, Alain ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LATROTOXIN; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR OCCUPANCY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030858662     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80354-2     Document Type: Article

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