Synapse-to-synapse variation in mean synaptic vesicle size and its relationship with synaptic morphology and function

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 514, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 343-352

  Qu, Lei ^a   Akbergenova, Yulia ^b   Hu, Yunming ^c   Schikorski, Thomas ^c,d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL CARIBE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation to activity; Electron microscopy; Neurotransmitter concentration; Osmolarity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; MITOCHONDRION; NERVE CELL; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONCOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CELL CULTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; MOUSE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELLS, CULTURED; DROSOPHILA; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; RATS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC VESICLES;

EID: 65649143541     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22007     Document Type: Article

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