A Monte Carlo model reveals independent signaling at central glutamatergic synapses

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2333-2348

  Franks, Kevin M ^a,b   Bartol Jr , Thomas M ^a   Sejnowski, Terrence J ^a,b,c  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SYNAPSE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; MOLECULAR MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUROPIL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RECEPTOR OCCUPANCY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; TIME; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GLUTAMIC ACID; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036841221     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)75248-X     Document Type: Article

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