The role of ribbons at sensory synapses

Neuroscientist

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 380-391

  LoGiudice, Lisamarie ^b   Matthews, Gary ^a  

^a Stony Brook University   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hair cells; Inner ear; Photoreceptors; Retina; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

CELL ORGANELLE; HUMAN; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE RIBBON; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE FUSION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ORGANELLES; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTIC VESICLES;

EID: 68949150979     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: 10894098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858408331373     Document Type: Review

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