 Synapses
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Specialized junctions at which a neuron communicates with a target cell. At classical synapses, a neuron's presynaptic terminal releases a chemical transmitter stored in synaptic vesicles which diffuses across a narrow synaptic cleft and activates receptors on the postsynaptic membrane of the target cell. The target may be a dendrite, cell body, or axon of another neuron, or a specialized region of a muscle or secretory cell. Neurons may also communicate via direct electrical coupling with ELECTRICAL SYNAPSES. Several other non-synaptic chemical or electric signal transmitting processes occur via extracellular mediated interactions.
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D013569
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A08.850 A11.284.149.165.420.780
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Synapses" by people in Profiles.
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Hallock PT, Xu CF, Park TJ, Neubert TA, Curran T, Burden SJ. Dok-7 regulates neuromuscular synapse formation by recruiting Crk and Crk-L. Genes Dev. 2010 Nov 01; 24(21):2451-61.
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Gu H, Jiang SA, Campusano JM, Iniguez J, Su H, Hoang AA, Lavian M, Sun X, O'Dowd DK. Cav2-type calcium channels encoded by cac regulate AP-independent neurotransmitter release at cholinergic synapses in adult Drosophila brain. J Neurophysiol. 2009 Jan; 101(1):42-53.
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Rice DS, Nusinowitz S, Azimi AM, Mart?nez A, Soriano E, Curran T. The reelin pathway modulates the structure and function of retinal synaptic circuitry. Neuron. 2001 Sep 27; 31(6):929-41.
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Rice DS, Curran T. Role of the reelin signaling pathway in central nervous system development. Annu Rev Neurosci. 2001; 24:1005-39.
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Borrell V, Del R?o JA, Alc?ntara S, Derer M, Mart?nez A, D'Arcangelo G, Nakajima K, Mikoshiba K, Derer P, Curran T, Soriano E. Reelin regulates the development and synaptogenesis of the layer-specific entorhino-hippocampal connections. J Neurosci. 1999 Feb 15; 19(4):1345-58.
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