The ubiquitous nature of multivesicular release

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 428-438

  Rudolph, Stephanie ^a   Tsai, Ming Chi ^a   von Gersdorff, Henrique ^b   Wadiche, Jacques I ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS;

ACTION POTENTIAL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MULTIVESICULAR BODY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR OCCUPANCY; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC VESICLES;

EID: 84933670336     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: 1878108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2015.05.008     Document Type: Review

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