Raising the speed limit - Fast Ca2+ handling in dendritic spines

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 438-441

  Helmchen, Fritjof ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CALCIUM ION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ACTION POTENTIAL; BINDING KINETICS; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; DENDRITIC SPINE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DYNAMICS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEASUREMENT; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REVIEW;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DENDRITES; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 0036752088     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2236(02)02232-4     Document Type: Review

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