The role of glial cells in synaptic function

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 354, Issue 1381, 1999, Pages 403-409

  Bacci, Alberto ^a   Verderio, Claudia ^a   Pravettoni, Elena ^a   Matteoli, Michela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Glia neuron interaction; Synaptic transmission; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033611668     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1999.0393     Document Type: Conference Paper

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