Dendro-dendritic connections between motoneurons in the rat spinal cord: An electron microscopic investigation

Brain Research

Volumn 779, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 342-345

  Van der Want, J J L ^a   Gramsbergen, A ^a   Ijkema Paassen, J ^a   De Weerd, H ^a   Liem, R S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CTB tracing; Dendro dendritic connection; Electrotonic coupling; Gap junction; Motoneuron; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENDRITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GAP JUNCTION; LAMELLAR BODY; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031974971     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01238-9     Document Type: Article

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