Nanotubes at Neural and Immune Synapses

Title: Nanotubes at Neural and Immune Synapses

Volume: 15 Issue: 3

Author(s): Alexander O. Tarakanov and Larisa B. Goncharova

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Keywords: Chemical synapse, nanotube

Abstract: This minireview aims to demonstrate that (i) natural nanotubes play important roles in chemical signaling and (ii) they represent one of the deep functional similarities between neural and immune synapses. We also pay attention to the related receptor assemblies and possibilities of chemically synthesized carbon nanotubes to simulate functions of the natural ones.

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Tarakanov O. Alexander and Goncharova B. Larisa, Nanotubes at Neural and Immune Synapses, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2008; 15 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986708783497265