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Morphological characteristics of the synapse and their relationship to synaptic type: An electron microscopic examination of the neocortex and hippocampus of the rat

1994; Wiley; Volume: 17; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/syn.890170108

1098-2396

Etan J. Markus, Ted L. Petit, Janelle C. LeBoutillier, William J. Brooks,

Neural dynamics and brain function

SynapseVolume 17, Issue 1 p. 65-68 Article Morphological characteristics of the synapse and their relationship to synaptic type: An electron microscopic examination of the neocortex and hippocampus of the rat Etan J. Markus, Etan J. Markus Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M1 C 1A4, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorDr. Ted L. Petit, Corresponding Author Dr. Ted L. Petit Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M1 C 1A4, CanadaDivision of Life Sciences, University of Toronto, 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, Ontario M1C 1A4, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorJanelle C. Leboutillier, Janelle C. Leboutillier Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M1 C 1A4, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorWilliam J. Brooks, William J. Brooks Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M1 C 1A4, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author Etan J. Markus, Etan J. Markus Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M1 C 1A4, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorDr. Ted L. Petit, Corresponding Author Dr. Ted L. Petit Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M1 C 1A4, CanadaDivision of Life Sciences, University of Toronto, 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, Ontario M1C 1A4, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorJanelle C. Leboutillier, Janelle C. Leboutillier Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M1 C 1A4, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorWilliam J. Brooks, William J. 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