Connectivity patterns in neuronal networks of experimentally defined geometry

Tissue Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1757-1767

  Vogt, Angela K ^a,b,d   Brewer, G J ^c   Offenhausser A ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL CULTURE; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FEEDBACK; TISSUE;

CELL-BASED BIOSENSORS; NEURONS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SURFACE; GEOMETRY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNAPSE; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; EMBRYO; FEMALE; NEURONS; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 31044438892     PISSN: 10763279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.2005.11.1757     Document Type: Article

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