Electrical synapses, a personal perspective (or history)

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 16-28

  Bennett, Michael V L ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin; Coupling; Electrical synapse; Gap junction

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRICITY; EPHAPSE; EVOLUTION; MOTOR SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034068412     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0173(99)00065-X     Document Type: Review

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