Gap Junctions and Epileptogenesis: No Laughing Matter
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Article history: Received 18 May 2016 Accepted 18 May 2016 Available online 24 May 2016 rundowns are the only functional changes occurring in HH tissue. Gap junctions are cell-to-cell channel-forming structures formed by specialized proteins (connexins [Cx]) which allow direct electrical coupling and chemical communication between adjacent neurons in central nervous system (CNS) (Cruikshank et al., 2005). Cx36 is the main neuronal connexin, although others have been variably detected in ma-
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