Drosophila Unc-13 is essential for synaptic transmission
10.1038/14764
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Aravamudan, B., Fergestad, T., Davis, W. S., Rodesch, C. K., & Broadie, K. (1999). Drosophila Unc-13 is essential for synaptic transmission. Nature Neuroscience, 2(11), 965–971.

Authors 5
  1. Bharathi Aravamudan (first)
  2. Tim Fergestad (additional)
  3. Warren S. Davis (additional)
  4. Chris K. Rodesch (additional)
  5. Kendal Broadie (additional)
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@article{Aravamudan_1999, title={Drosophila Unc-13 is essential for synaptic transmission}, volume={2}, ISSN={1546-1726}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/14764}, DOI={10.1038/14764}, number={11}, journal={Nature Neuroscience}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Aravamudan, Bharathi and Fergestad, Tim and Davis, Warren S. and Rodesch, Chris K. and Broadie, Kendal}, year={1999}, month=nov, pages={965–971} }