Structural organization of the gap junction network in the cerebral cortex

Neuroscientist

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 199-207

  Fukuda, Takaichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GABA; Gap junctions; Hippocampus; Neocortex; Parvalbumin

Indexed keywords

PARVALBUMIN;

BRAIN CORTEX; CELL SIZE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DENDRITE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GAP JUNCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURON; NEOCORTEX; NERVE; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GAP JUNCTIONS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NERVE NET; NEURONS; PARVALBUMINS;

EID: 34249098734     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: 10894098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858406296760     Document Type: Review

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