Beyond the wiring signalling through complex neuromodulator networks

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 365, Issue 1551, 2010, Pages 2363-2374

  Brezina, Vladimir ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological system architecture; Computational modelling; Neural computation; Neuromodulator; Neuropeptide; Neurotransmitter

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS;

ANIMAL; MUSCLE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; MUSCLES; NERVE NET; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77955732603     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0105     Document Type: Review

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