SNARE proteins and the timing of neurotransmitter release

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 293-297

  Schweizer, F E ^a   Augustine, G J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE; N ETHYLMALEIMIDE SENSITIVE FACTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SNARE PROTEIN; SOLUBLE N ETHYLMALEIMIDE SENSITIVE FACTOR ATTACHMENT PROTEIN; SYNAPTOBREVIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; KINETICS; MEMBRANE FUSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

EID: 0031850664     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000422     Document Type: Article

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