The synaptosome as a model system for studying synaptic physiology

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

Volumn 2015, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 421-424

  Evans, Gareth J O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOME; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RODENT;

RODENTIA;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RODENTIA; SYNAPTOSOMES;

EID: 84928792774     PISSN: 19403402     EISSN: 15596095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/pdb.top074450     Document Type: Article

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