Release probability modulates short-term plasticity at a rat giant terminal

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 524, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 513-523

  Oleskevich, Sharon ^a   Clements, John ^b   Walmsley, Bruce ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CALCIUM; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PHORBOL ESTER; PROTEIN KINASE C; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; COCHLEAR NERVE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ACOUSTIC NERVE FIBER; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTEROVENTRAL COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PAIRED PULSE DEPRESSION; RAT; SHORT TERM SYNAPTIC PLASTICITY; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WHOLE CELL PATCH CLAMP;

EID: 0034655440     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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