title: Understanding synaptic competition in theory and in practice.
abstract: Stent's theoretical approach to synaptic competition is compared with experimental studies at the mammalian neuromuscular junction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lichtman
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Balice-Gordon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000502:physiology*