Diffusion theory, the cell and the synapse

BioSystems

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-163

  Wheatley, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Intracellular movement; Metabolic regulation; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; METABOLIC REGULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031934413     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-2647(97)00073-7     Document Type: Article

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