Optical detection of synaptic vesicle exocytosis and endocytosis

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 314-320

  Murthy, Venkatesh N ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DYE;

ENDOCYTOSIS; EXOCYTOSIS; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0033153460     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(99)80046-4     Document Type: Article

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