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Molecular Approaches of Bioelectricity

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Soon after the publication of O. Loewi paper (1921) and the subsequent work done by various physiologists amongst whom Dale stands as a key figure, it becomes more and more apparent that the chemical basis of neurotransmission is certainly the most powerfull hypothesis to explain the synaptic transmission of nerve impulse.

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Schoffeniels, E., Margineanu, D. (1990). Molecular Approaches of Bioelectricity. In: Molecular Basis and Thermodynamics of Bioelectrogenesis. Topics in Molecular Organization and Engineering, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2143-6_4

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