Visualizing presynaptic function

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 10-16

  Kavalali, Ege T ^a   Jorgensen, Erik M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 84893655290     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: 15461726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn.3578     Document Type: Review

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