Ultrastructure of synapses in the mammalian brain

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 7-

  Harris, Kristen M ^a   Weinberg, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DENDRITIC SPINE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPIL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DENDRITIC SPINES; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, SMOOTH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAMMALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEUROPIL; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84863891896     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a005587     Document Type: Review

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