Development of the quantal properties of evoked and spontaneous synaptic currents at a brain synapse

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 675-682

  Wall, Mark J ^a   Usowicz, Maria M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL AGING; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL AGING; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032240732     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/3677     Document Type: Article

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