Variability of neurotransmitter concentration and nonsaturation of postsynaptic AMPA receptors at synapses in hippocampal cultures and slices

Neuron

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 395-409

  Liu, Guogsong ^a   Choi, Sukwoo ^b   Tsien, Richard W ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0033083208     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)81099-5     Document Type: Article

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