Exocytosis in non-neuronal cells

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 849-859

  Thorn, Peter ^a   Zorec, Robert ^b,c   Rettig, Jens ^d   Keating, Damien J ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c Celica Biomedical Sciences Center   (Slovenia)

^d SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

astrocytes; cytotoxic T lymphocytes; enterochromaffin cells; exocytosis; neuroendocrine cells; cells

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CELLUBREVIN; SYNAPTOBREVIN 2; SYNTAXIN;

ASTROCYTE; CELL POPULATION; CELL VOLUME; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; ENTEROENDOCRINE CELL; EXOCYTOSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HOMEOSTASIS; INSULIN RELEASE; MICROBIOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN SECRETING CELL; RETINA ROD; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 84977498153     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13602     Document Type: Review

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