Quantal currents at single-site central synapses

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 526, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-11

  Auger, C ^a   Marty, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA LATROTOXIN; AMPA RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

HUMAN; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MODEL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VERTEBRATE; ACTION POTENTIAL AMPLITUDE; CENTRAL SYNAPSE; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HIPPOCAMPAL CA3 REGION; HYPERKALEMIA; INTERNEURON; LOOSE PATCH CLAMP; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; QUANTAL CURRENT; RECEPTOR OCCUPANCY; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

EID: 0034234840     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.t01-3-00003.x     Document Type: Review

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