Electron Tomographic Methods for Studying the Chemical Synapse

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 2007, Issue 79, 2007, Pages 241-257

  Arthur, Christopher P ^a   Serrell, David B ^a   Pagratis, Maria ^a   Potter, David L ^a   Finch, Dudley S ^a   Stowell, Michael H B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 33847226209     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-679X(06)79010-0     Document Type: Review

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