Morphological correlates of increased coupling resistance at an electrotonic synapse

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1971, Pages 173-188

  Pappas, George D ^a   Asada, Y ^a,b   Bennett, M V L ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; EDETIC ACID; LANTHANUM; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CELL JUNCTION; COLD; CRUSTACEA; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INJURY; MICROTUBULE; NERVE FIBER; PHYSIOLOGY; SCHWANN CELL; SYNAPSE;

ANIMAL; AXONS; CALCIUM; CHLORIDES; COLD; CRUSTACEA; CYTOPLASM; EDETIC ACID; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; LANTHANUM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; PROPIONATES; SCHWANN CELLS; SYNAPSES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0015048198     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.49.1.173     Document Type: Article

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