Heterogeneous presynaptic release probabilities: Functional relevance for short-term plasticity

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1563-1579

  Trommershäuser, Julia ^a,c   Schneggenburger, Ralf ^b   Zippelius, Annette ^a   Neher, Erwin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MEMBRANE VESICLE; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; STEADY STATE; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

CALYX;

EID: 0037340258     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74967-4     Document Type: Article

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