Neurobiology: All synapses are created equal

Alberto E. Pereda

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.11.029

Neurobiology: All synapses are created equal

Alberto E. Pereda

Neuroscience

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Abstract

There are two main modalities of communication between neurons, known as electrical and chemical synaptic transmission. Despite striking differences in their underlying mechanisms, new evidence suggests that the formation of electrically and chemically mediated synapses is under common regulatory processes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R38-R41
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.11.029
State	Published - Jan 5 2015

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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