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Electrical Synapses

Known as: Electrical Synapse, Synapse, Electrical, Synapses, Electrical 
Specialized junctions between NEURONS which connect the cytoplasm of one neuron to another allowing direct passage of an ion current.
National Institutes of Health

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Cell surfaceGap JunctionsMicrobiologicalProcess of secretion

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Gap junction of non-striated myocyteNeuronal Gap Junctions

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Synapses

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Rapid Desynchronization of an Electrically Coupled Interneuron Network with Sparse Excitatory Synaptic Input
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
The Circadian Clock in the Retina Controls Rod-Cone Coupling
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Electrical synapses coordinate activity in the suprachiasmatic nucleus
In the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the master circadian pacemaker, neurons show circadian variations in firing frequency… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Electrical Coupling and Neuronal Synchronization in the Mammalian Brain
Review
2004
Review
2004
Update on connexins and gap junctions in neurons and glia in the mammalian nervous system
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Oscillations in Large-Scale Cortical Networks: Map-Based Model
We develop a new computationally efficient approach for the analysis of complex large-scale neurobiological networks. Its key… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Serotonin selectively inhibits growth cone motility and synaptogenesis of specific identified neurons.
The motile activity of growth cones of specific identified neurons is inhibited by the neurotransmitter serotonin, although other… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Synaptic interactions of reticulospinal neurons and nerve cells in the spinal cord of the sea lamprey
  • C. Rovainen
  • The Journal of comparative neurology
  • 1974
  • Corpus ID: 36294051
The reticulospinal system is the major descending pathway from the brain to the spinal cord in the sea lamprey, Petromyzon… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Synaptic interactions of identified nerve cells in the spinal cord of the sea lamprey
  • C. Rovainen
  • The Journal of comparative neurology
  • 1974
  • Corpus ID: 12855476
As part of a continuing study on the organization of the lamprey nervous system, two additional groups of interneurons have been… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Monosynaptic chemical and electrical connexions between sensory and motor cells in the central nervous system of the leech
The synaptic connexions that underlie three different segmental shortening reflexes have been traced by recording intracellularly… 
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