On the electrical function of dendritic spines

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-83

  Tsay, David ^a   Yuste, Rafael ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; DENDRITIC SPINE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HUMAN; IMAGING; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0842324777     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2003.11.008     Document Type: Article

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