Postsynaptic organisation and regulation of excitatory synapses

Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 133-141

  Scannevin, Robert H ^a   Huganir, Richard L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0034330386     PISSN: 1471003X     EISSN: 14710048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35039075     Document Type: Article

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