Cellular mechanisms governing synapse formation: Lessons from identified neurons in culture

Invertebrate Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-8

  Zoran, Mark J ^a   Poyer, James C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Helisoma; Neuromuscular synapse; Synaptic specificity; Synaptogenesis; Target recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343711037     PISSN: 13542516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02336656     Document Type: Review

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