Properties of a model of Ca++-dependent vesicle pool dynamics and short term synaptic depression

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2418-2429

  Weis, Sibylle ^a   Schneggenburger, Ralf ^a   Neher, Erwin ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; LOBSTER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; STEADY STATE; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

EID: 0032707610     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77079-7     Document Type: Article

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