synaptic

synapse | American Dictionary

synapse
noun[ C ]
us/ˈsɪn·æps, sɪˈnæps/
biology
the point at which electrical signals move from one nerve cell to another

Examples of synapse

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Transmission at the retino-geniculate synapse in cats is influenced by the structure of pre- and postsynaptic spike trains.
An electron microscopic study of synapse formation, receptor outer segment development, and other aspects of developing mouse retina.
In the turtle visual system, color opponency is found in the first synapse between cones and horizontal cells.
There are also examples of synapse elimination that leave more than one input onto the target.
The principal input to these circuits are thalamic afferents that synapse on excitatory cells with spiny dendrites.
Interestingly, astrocytic coverage of the axon- spine interface varies highly from synapse to synapse.
Thus, astrocytes have the ability to continuously redefine their shape, possibly to match the activity level of the synapse and modulate neurotransmission.
Dashed lines represent pathways that are no longer present and empty circles signify pathways with at least one synapse.
Stabilization of complex input-output functions in neural clusters formed by synapse selection.
Two actions of calcium regulate the supply of releasable vesicles at the ribbon synapse of retinal bipolar cells.
The variance saturates as expected for a binary synapse.
There may be specific biochemical dysfunctions and abnormalities of synapse formation and regulation.
As the release probability approaches 1, the synapse tends to release maximally for every stimulus, and thus the amplitude variance declines.
Neuroscientists required electron microscopes to affirm the reality of the synapse.
Lateral movement of extrasynaptic receptors to the synapse (4) can also replenish receptors at this location.
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