Distribution and function of gap junction coupling in cortical GABAergic neurons

Gap Junctions in the Brain

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 69-82

  Condorelli, Daniele F ^a   Mudò, Giuseppa ^b   Barresi, Vincenza ^a   Belluardo, Natale ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-415901-3.00005-0     Document Type: Chapter

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