Stochastic fluctuations of the synaptic function

BioSystems

Volumn 67, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 287-294

  Ventriglia, Francesco ^a   Di Maio, Vito ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Quantal EPSC variability; Stochastic fluctuations; Synaptic function

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

NEUROLOGY;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFUSION; DYNAMICS; EMPIRICISM; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; STATISTICS; SYNAPSE; ARTICLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0036812479     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-2647(02)00086-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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