Stochastic aspects of transmitter release and bioenergetic dysfunction in isolated nerve terminals

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 457-459

  Nicholls, David G ^a,b  

^a BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGING   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain; Exocytosis; Glutamate; Potassium channel; Synaptosome

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; BRAIN REGION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENDOCYTOSIS; EXOCYTOSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPTOSOME; ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; METABOLIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; STATISTICS;

ANIMALIA;

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SYNAPTOSOMES;

EID: 77953242704     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0380457     Document Type: Review

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