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The glutamatergic nerve terminal

1993; Wiley; Volume: 212; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1432-1033.1993.tb17700.x

1432-1033

David G. Nicholls,

Ion channel regulation and function

European Journal of BiochemistryVolume 212, Issue 3 p. 613-631 Free Access The glutamatergic nerve terminal David G. NICHOLLS, Corresponding Author David G. NICHOLLS Department of Biochemistry, University of Dundee, ScotlandCorrespondence to D. G. Nicholls, Department of Biochemistry, University of Dundee, Scotland, DD1 4HNSearch for more papers by this author David G. NICHOLLS, Corresponding Author David G. NICHOLLS Department of Biochemistry, University of Dundee, ScotlandCorrespondence to D. G. Nicholls, Department of Biochemistry, University of Dundee, Scotland, DD1 4HNSearch for more papers by this author First published: March 1993 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1993.tb17700.xCitations: 172 Note added in proof (received February 2, 1993). Recently, three glutamate-transporter genes have been identified. For review, see Amara, S. G. (1992) Nature 360, 420–421. 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