Role of transport performance for neuron cell morphology

FASEB Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 866-871

  Louis, E ^a   Degli Esposti Boschi, C ^b   Ortega, G J ^c   Fernandez E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b INFM   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compartmental model; Passive properties

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSPORT; COMPARTMENT MODEL; ELECTRICITY; FLUID TRANSPORT; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NEURONS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33847415551     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.06-5977com     Document Type: Article

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