Stochastic model of central synapses: Slow diffusion of transmitter interacting with spatially distributed receptors and transporters

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 101-120

  Trommershäuser, Julia ^a   Marienhagen, Jörg ^a   Zippelius, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; CARRIER PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SYNAPSE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

MUS;

EID: 0033532229     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1999.0905     Document Type: Article

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