Astroglial gap junctions shape neuronal network activity

Communicative and Integrative Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 248-254

  Pannasch, Ulrike ^a,b   Derangeon, Mickael ^a,c   Chever, Oana ^a   Rouach, Nathalie ^a  

^a l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c INSERM   (France)

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EID: 84865072216     PISSN: 19420889     EISSN: 19420889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cib.19410     Document Type: Article

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