Analysis of multiquantal transmitter release from single cultured cortical neuron terminals

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1810-1817

  Prange, Oliver ^a   Murphy, Timothy H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FETUS; FLUORESCENCE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0032982991     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.4.1810     Document Type: Article

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