Short-term plasticity turns plastic. Focus on "Synaptic transmission at the calyx of held under in vivo-like activity levels"

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 577-578

  Neher, Erwin ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE POTENTIAL; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; GERBILLINAE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547746836     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00641.2007     Document Type: Editorial

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