The gray area between synapse structure and function-Gray's synapse types I and II revisited

Synapse

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1222-1230

  Klemann, Cornelius J H M ^a   Roubos, Eric W ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Excitation; Gray synapses; Inhibition; Postsynaptic density; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACTIN; AMPA RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; GLUTAMIC ACID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROLIGIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY PROTEIN 95; POTASSIUM; PROSAPIP2 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GRAY TYPE I SYNAPSE; GRAY TYPE II SYNAPSE; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROSCIENCE; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ANIMALS; CELL SHAPE; HUMANS; POST-SYNAPTIC DENSITY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SYNAPSES;

EID: 80052371058     PISSN: 08874476     EISSN: 10982396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/syn.20962     Document Type: Article

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