Role of Ca2+ channels in short-term synaptic plasticity

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 352-359

  Xu, Jianhua ^a   He, Liming ^a   Wu, Ling Gang ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

CALCIUM CURRENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FACILITATION; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; POST TETANIC POTENTIATION; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SYNAPSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34249949387     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2007.04.005     Document Type: Review

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