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Axon-synapse Specificity

Axon-Synapse Specificity is a neurobiological principle that denotes the precise targeting of axonal projections to form synapses with particular postsynaptic partners, distinguished by molecular recognition cues that ensure selective connectivity within neural circuits.

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Axo-somatic and axo-dendritic synapses of the cerebral cortex: an electron microscope study.

Gray Eg · PubMed · 1959 · 1.8K citations

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Projections from the Rat Prefrontal Cortex to the Ventral Tegmental Area: Target Specificity in the Synaptic Associations with Mesoaccumbens and Mesocortical Neurons

David B. Carr, Susan R. Sesack · Journal of Neuroscience · 2000 · 882 citations · Full text

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Synapse-Specific, Long-Term Facilitation of Aplysia Sensory to Motor Synapses: A Function for Local Protein Synthesis in Memory Storage

Kelsey C. Martin, Andrea Casadio, Huixiang Zhu et al. · Cell · 1997 · 740 citations · Full text

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Axo-somatic and axo-dendritic synapses of the cerebral cortex: An electron microscope study

Europe PMC (PubMed Central) · 1959 · 644 citations

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Three-Dimensional Structure and Composition of CA3→CA1 Axons in Rat Hippocampal Slices: Implications for Presynaptic Connectivity and Compartmentalization

Gordon M. Shepherd, Kristen M. Harris · Journal of Neuroscience · 1998 · 512 citations · Full text

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    Péter Somogyi

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 1.3K citations

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    David A. Lewis

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    7 publications · 598 citations

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    Susan R. Sesack

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    6 publications · 1.4K citations

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    Tamás F. Freund

    HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungary

    5 publications · 775 citations

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    Dale Purves

    Duke University, United States

    5 publications · 591 citations

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  1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    17 h-index

    55 publications

    9.3K citations

  2. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    14 h-index

    27 publications

    2.3K citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    13 h-index

    32 publications

    7.2K citations

  4. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    11 h-index

    25 publications

    3.8K citations

  5. Semmelweis University

    Budapest, Hungary

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    10 h-index

    22 publications

    3.1K citations

  7. Hungarian Academy of Sciences

    Budapest, Hungary

    9 h-index

    25 publications

    3.4K citations

  8. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    18 publications

    3.1K citations

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  1. The Journal of Comparative Neurology

    50 publications · 5.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Neuroscience

    39 publications · 4.8K citations

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  3. Brain Research

    40 publications · 2.9K citations

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  4. Neuroscience

    14 publications · 1.3K citations

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  5. Neuron

    9 publications · 1.2K citations

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