Amplification of calcium signals at dendritic spines provides a method for CNS quantal analysis

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 651-659

  Wang, Sabrina ^a   Prange, Oliver ^a   Murphy, Timothy H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcium; Glutamate; Miniature release; N methyl D aspartate (NMDA); Spine

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032720956     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y99-073     Document Type: Conference Paper

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