Presynaptic Ca2+ channels: A functional patchwork

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 683-687

  Reid, Christopher A ^a   Bekkers, John M ^b   Clements, John D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL N TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL P TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL Q TYPE; CALCIUM ION; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0242475318     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2003.10.003     Document Type: Review

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