Gap junction expression is required for normal chemical synapse formation

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 45, 2010, Pages 15277-15285

  Todd, Krista L ^a   Kristan Jr , William B ^a   French, Kathleen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL SYNAPSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GAP JUNCTION; LEECH; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GAP JUNCTIONS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEECHES; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 78149484004     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2331-10.2010     Document Type: Article

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