"Electrical Synapses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Specialized junctions between NEURONS which connect the cytoplasm of one neuron to another allowing direct passage of an ion current.
| Descriptor ID |
D054351
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.850.180 A11.284.149.165.420.471.180 A11.284.149.165.420.780.180
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| Concept/Terms |
Electrical Synapses- Electrical Synapses
- Electrical Synapse
- Synapse, Electrical
- Synapses, Electrical
Neuronal Gap Junctions- Neuronal Gap Junctions
- Gap Junction, Neuronal
- Junction, Neuronal Gap
- Junctions, Neuronal Gap
- Neuronal Gap Junction
- Electrotonic Synapses
- Electrotonic Synapse
- Synapse, Electrotonic
- Gap Junctions, Neuronal
- Synapses, Electrotonic
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Electrical Synapses" by people in Profiles.
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Jezzini SH, Merced A, Blagburn JM. Shaking-B misexpression increases the formation of gap junctions but not chemical synapses between auditory sensory neurons and the giant fiber of Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS One. 2018; 13(8):e0198710.
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P?zier AP, Jezzini SH, Bacon JP, Blagburn JM. Shaking B Mediates Synaptic Coupling between Auditory Sensory Neurons and the Giant Fiber of Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS One. 2016; 11(4):e0152211.
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Dodla R, Wilson CJ. Spike width and frequency alter stability of phase-locking in electrically coupled neurons. Biol Cybern. 2013 Jun; 107(3):367-83.