Chromaffin Cells: Model Cells for Neuronal Cell Biology

Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 869-877

  Livett, B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Catecholamine biosynthesis; Cell biology; Chromaffin cell; Endocrine cell; Exocytosis; Gene expression; Neuron; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Transplant

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882844256     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008045046-9.00670-7     Document Type: Chapter

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