Structure and Complexity of the Synapse and Dendritic Spine

The Synapse: Structure and Function

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-20

  Stewart, Michael G ^a   Popov, Victor I ^b   Kraev, Igor V ^a   Medvedev, Nikolay ^a   Davies, Heather A ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CELL BIOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Dendrites; Dendritic Spines; Synapses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896012181     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-418675-0.00001-8     Document Type: Chapter

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