Synapse
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In the nervous system, a synapse is a structure that allows a neuron to exchange signals with another cell in its immediate vicinity. Synapses can be classified as either chemical or electrical, depen
The synapse and synaptic vesicle cycle
Major elements in chemical synaptic transmission
Neuron
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A neuron, neurone, or nerve cell, is a cell that is excitable, firing electric signals called action potentials. Neurons form neural networks in the nervous system, mainly in the central nervous syste
Synapse
…In the nervous system, a synapse is a structure that allows a neuron to exchange (receive or send) signals with another cell in its immediate vicinity. Synapses can be classified as either chemical or electrical, depending…
Golgi-stained neurons in human hippocampal tissue
Synaptic vesicles containing neurotransmitters
Drawing by Camillo Golgi of a hippocampus stained using the silver nitrate method