Synaptic ribbon: Conveyor belt or safety belt?

Neuron

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 379-382

  Parsons, T D ^a   Sterling, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; ENZYME; SNARE PROTEIN;

EXOCYTOSIS; HAIR CELL; HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; SECRETORY VESICLE; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SPIKE; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0037421737     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(03)00062-X     Document Type: Review

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