Molecular physiology of p2x receptors and atp signalling at synapses

Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 165-174

  Khakh, Baljit S ^a,b  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PURINE P2 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NEURONS; PAIN; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0035287474     PISSN: 1471003X     EISSN: 14710048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35058521     Document Type: Article

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