Multivesicular release and saturation of glutamatergic signalling at retinal ribbon synapses

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 580, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-29

  Singer, Joshua H ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

BINDING AFFINITY; CELL FUNCTION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; EXOCYTOSIS; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RETINA; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE VESICLE; GLUTAMATERGIC SIGNALLING; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MULTIVESICULAR RELEASE; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINAL RIBBON SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE;

AMACRINE CELLS; ANIMALS; CONES (RETINA); GLUTAMATES; HUMANS; RETINA; RODS (RETINA); SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSES;

EID: 33947519480     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.125302     Document Type: Review

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