Synaptic structure and transmitter release in crustacean phasic and tonic motor neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1374-1382

  Msghina, M ^a,c   Govind, C K ^a   Atwood, H L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Active zone; Crayfish; Neuromuscular junction; Quantal; Synapse; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CRAYFISH; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOTONEURON; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0032520136     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-04-01374.1998     Document Type: Article

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