Synaptic gain control and homeostasis

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 560-567

  Burrone, Juan ^a   Murthy, Venkatesh N ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN);

CELL ACTIVITY; DROSOPHILA; HOMEOSTASIS; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0242487877     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2003.09.007     Document Type: Review

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