Leaky synapses: Regulation of spontaneous neurotransmission in central synapses

Neuroscience

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 177-188

  Wasser, C R ^a   Kavalali, E T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cholesterol; miniature synaptic transmission; SNARE; spontaneous neurotransmission; synaptic vesicle recycling; synaptotagmin

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; DEATH; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROKE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHOLESTEROL; HUMANS; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTIC VESICLES;

EID: 58149473293     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.03.028     Document Type: Review

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