Neuronal Glutamatergic Network Electrically Wired with Silent But Activatable Gap Junctions
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Neuroscience
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0270-6474,1529-2401
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2590-19.2020