Drooling and stuttering, or do synapses whisper?

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-9

  Jahr, Craig E ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; MOSSY FIBER; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; SHORT SURVEY; STUTTERING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037213526     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2236(02)00003-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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