Neurotransmitter release at central synapses

Neuron

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 381-388

  Stevens, Charles F ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VACUOLE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0141918758     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(03)00643-3     Document Type: Review

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