Synapse
| Structure of a typical chemical synapse |
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Postsynaptic density Voltage- gated Ca++ channel Synaptic vesicle Reuptake pump Receptor Neurotransmitter Axon terminal Synaptic cleft Dendrite |
Synapses are specialized junctions through which neurons signal to each other and to non-neuronal cells such as those in muscles or glands.
- Chemical synapse
- Gap junction
- Synaptic plasticity
- Long-term potentiation
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