Ca2+ influx and neurotransmitter release at ribbon synapses

Cell Calcium

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 208-216

  Cho, Soyoun ^a   von Gersdorff, Henrique ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium channels; Calcium microdomains; Exocytosis; Ribbon synapses; Short term plasticity; Synaptic transmission; Transmitter release

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL N TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL P TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL Q TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL R TYPE; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRANSFER; EXOCYTOSIS; HAIR CELL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RETINA CELL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84865763919     PISSN: 01434160     EISSN: 15321991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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