The Facilitated Probability of Quantal Secretion within an Array of Calcium Channels of an Active Zone at the Amphibian Neuromuscular Junction

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 2674-2690

  Bennett, Max R ^a   Farnell, L ^a   Gibsont, W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BINDING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CALCULATION; EXOCYTOSIS; FACILITATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PHENOMENOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TIME;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 2142663099     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74323-4     Document Type: Article

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