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Synaptic Junctions

Synaptic Junction is a specialized type of cell-cell junction that mediates rapid, directional intercellular communication through the regulated release and reception of neurotransmitters at a highly structured, asymmetric interface between excitable cells.

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Synaptic Junction

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The structure of the nervous system of the nematode <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>

Eileen Southgate, J. Nichol Thomson, Sydney Brenner · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1986 · 5.8K citations

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Organization of the primate retina: electron microscopy

John E. Dowling, B. B. Boycott · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1966 · 1K citations

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Segregation of Different GABA<sub>A</sub>Receptors to Synaptic and Extrasynaptic Membranes of Cerebellar Granule Cells

Zoltán Nusser, Werner Sieghart, Péter Somogyi · Journal of Neuroscience · 1998 · 835 citations · Full text

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Detection, Stimulation, and Inhibition of Neuronal Signals with High-Density Nanowire Transistor Arrays

Fernando Patolsky, Brian P. Timko, Guihua Yu et al. · Science · 2006 · 831 citations

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GFP Reconstitution Across Synaptic Partners (GRASP) Defines Cell Contacts and Synapses in Living Nervous Systems

Evan H. Feinberg, Miri K. VanHoven, Andrés Bendesky et al. · Neuron · 2008 · 763 citations · Full text

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  1. JR
    Joshua R. Sanes

    Harvard University, United States

    14 publications · 2.3K citations

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  2. PS
    Péter Somogyi

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    13 publications · 3.5K citations

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  3. PT
    Paul T. Kelly

    The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, United States

    13 publications · 1K citations

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  4. JD
    Javier DeFelipe

    Instituto Cajal, Spain

    13 publications · 727 citations

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  5. UM
    U.J. McMahan

    Stanford University, United States

    11 publications · 1.6K citations

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  1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    33 h-index

    120 publications

    26K citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    33 h-index

    116 publications

    18.4K citations

  3. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    30 h-index

    91 publications

    14.2K citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    25 h-index

    94 publications

    14.3K citations

  5. Inserm

    Paris, France

    24 h-index

    115 publications

    7.5K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    23 h-index

    98 publications

    5.7K citations

  7. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    23 h-index

    62 publications

    9.1K citations

  8. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    22 h-index

    78 publications

    7.4K citations

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  1. Journal of Neuroscience

    132 publications · 15.3K citations

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  2. The Journal of Comparative Neurology

    93 publications · 7.1K citations

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  3. The Journal of Cell Biology

    JCB · 55 publications · 7.4K citations

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  4. The Journal of Physiology

    42 publications · 4K citations

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  5. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 32 publications · 4.9K citations

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