Electrotonic synapse : Synonym for electrical synapse; see Peters et al. (1991, pp. 203-210).

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Electrical synapse : A synapse (Foster & Sherrington, 1897) based strictly on the flow of ions, rather than neurotransmitters; see Peters et al. (1991, pp. 203-207), Bennett (2000).