Functional consequences of divergence and convergence in physiological signaling pathways

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-11

  Brezina, V ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MESSENGER; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030945524     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000191     Document Type: Short Survey

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