A solvable model for the diffusion and reaction of neurotransmitters in a synaptic junction

BMC Biophysics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Barreda, Jorge L ^a   Zhou, Huan Xiang ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80052915384     PISSN: 20461682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2046-1682-4-5     Document Type: Article

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