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An interneurone, making excitatory synaptic connections with a second neurone has been identified in the brain ofHelix pomatia. The results suggest that the connection is monosynaptic.
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We thank the M.R.C. for a Training Grant to S.E.J.
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Judge, S.E., Kerkut, G.A. & Walker, R.J. Interactions between two identified cells in the visceral ganglion of the snail,Helix pomatia . Experientia 32, 596–597 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990183
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