"Synapses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.850 A11.284.149.165.420.780
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| 2003 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Synapses" by people in Profiles.
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Incorporating slow NMDA-type receptors with nonlinear voltage-dependent magnesium block in a next generation neural mass model: derivation and dynamics. J Comput Neurosci. 2024 Aug; 52(3):207-222.
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Injury to Cone Synapses by Retinal Detachment: Differences from Rod Synapses and Protection by ROCK Inhibition. Cells. 2023 05 27; 12(11).
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The quest for multiscale brain modeling. Trends Neurosci. 2022 10; 45(10):777-790.
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Mutants of the white ABCG Transporter in Drosophila melanogaster Have Deficient Olfactory Learning and Cholesterol Homeostasis. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Nov 30; 22(23).
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ROCK inhibition reduces morphological and functional damage to rod synapses after retinal injury. Sci Rep. 2021 01 12; 11(1):692.
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SNARE Complex-Associated Proteins and Alcohol. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2020 01; 44(1):7-18.
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Ethanol Regulates Presynaptic Activity and Sedation through Presynaptic Unc13 Proteins in Drosophila. eNeuro. 2018 May-Jun; 5(3).
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Presynaptic DLG regulates synaptic function through the localization of voltage-activated Ca(2+) Channels. Sci Rep. 2016 Aug 30; 6:32132.
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LTD and LTP at the developing retinogeniculate synapse. J Neurophysiol. 2009 Dec; 102(6):3082-90.
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Differential distribution of vesicle associated membrane protein isoforms in the mouse retina. Mol Vis. 2003 Dec 11; 9:673-88.