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Advantages of electrical synapses

Very fast, direct electrical coupling by CONNEXONS (six subunits, each 4 transmembrane segments)
Current flow in both directions.

Means to synchronize electrical signaling in a network

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Author: szara

Main topic: Biology

Topic: Neurobiology

School / Univ.: Universität Osnabrück

City: Osnabrück

Published: 03.05.2010

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