Synaptic connectivity in cultured hypothalamic neuronal networks

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 3218-3225

  Müller, Thomas H ^a   Swandulla, D ^b   Zeilhofer, H U ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS; LATENT PERIOD; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 1842297554     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.6.3218     Document Type: Article

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