Postsynaptic actin and neuronal plasticity

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 561-565

  Matus, Andrew ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR;

CYTOSKELETON; DENDRITIC SPINE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0032847204     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(99)00018-5     Document Type: Review

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