Structure of the synaptic junctions in the rat sensorimotor cortex. Freeze-etching study of axodendritic synapses

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 363-373

  Bozhilova Pastirova, A ^a   Ovtscharoff, W ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

freeze (etching); non perforated synapse; perforated synapse; rat; sensorimotor cortex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DENDRITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; DENDRITES; FREEZE ETCHING; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0030512214     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.34.5.363.13054     Document Type: Article

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