Onset of synaptogenesis in the plexiform layers of the chick retina: A transmission electron microscopic study

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 329-335

  Drenhaus, Ulrich ^a   Voigt, Tilman ^a   Rager, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chemical synapses; Development; Gap junction; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA;

CHEMICAL SYNAPSE; DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRICAL ACTIVITIES; EMBRYONICS; GAP-JUNCTIONS; MICROSCOPIC STUDY; PRESYNAPTIC; SYNAPTOGENESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 34147210324     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20414     Document Type: Article

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