Glial cells and neurotransmission: An inclusive view of synaptic function

Neuron

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 389-400

  Auld, Daniel S ^a,b   Robitaille, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID;

BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GLIA CELL; MOLECULE; MYELINATION; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0141884303     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(03)00607-X     Document Type: Review

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