Spontaneous neurotransmission: An independent pathway for neuronal signaling?

Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-53

  Kavalali, Ege T ^a   Chung, ChiHye ^a   Khvotchev, Mikhail ^a   Leitz, Jeremy ^a   Nosyreva, Elena ^a   Raingo, Jesica ^a   Ramirez, Denise M O ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79955062821     PISSN: 15489213     EISSN: 15489221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00040.2010     Document Type: Article

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