1 Neurons are composed of a cell body containing the nucleus, dendrites that receive chemical, electrical, or other signals via receptors or through gap junctions (direct connections between two ...

Chemical synapses are composed of three main parts: In electrical synapses, two neurons are connected by specialized channels known as gap junctions. Electrical synapses allow electrical signals ...

A role for gap-junction communication in regulating cell proliferation ... Multipotent stem cells, which normally give rise to neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes under high-density culture ...

Electrical synapse transmission involves the transfer of electrical signals through gap junctions ... inhibitory connections between serotonin neurons in the dorsal raphe, refuting autoinhibition ...