Ryanodine receptor-transmitter release site coupling increases quantal size in a synapse-specific manner

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1591-1605

  Dunn, Tyler W ^a   Syed, Naweed I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ca2+; Lymnaea; Neurotransmitter release

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER; RYANODINE RECEPTOR;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LYMNAEA; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RYANODINE; RYANODINE RECEPTOR CALCIUM RELEASE CHANNEL; SNAILS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33748891022     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05028.x     Document Type: Article

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