Synaptic plasticity in vitro and in silico: insights into an intracellular signaling maze

Physiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 289-296

  Ajay, Sriram M ^a   Bhall, Upinder S ^b  

^a TEMASEK LIFE SCIENCES LABORATORY   (Singapore)

^b TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MEMORY; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 33746611160     PISSN: 15489213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00009.2006     Document Type: Review

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