Synaptic Cleft Acidification and Modulation of Short-Term Depression by Exocytosed Protons in Retinal Bipolar Cells

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 36, 2003, Pages 11332-11341

  Palmer, Mary J ^a,b   Hull, Court ^a   Vigh, Jozsef ^a   Von Gersdorff, Henrique ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipolar cell; Exocytosis; Goldfish retina; Membrane capacitance; Paired pulse depression; Presynaptic terminal; Synaptic ribbon; Vesicular pH

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM ION; PROTON;

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CHANNEL GATING; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; EXOCYTOSIS; GOLDFISH; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; SECRETORY VESICLE; SHORT TERM DEPRESSION; SYNAPSE CLEFT; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0347479235     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-36-11332.2003     Document Type: Article

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