Atlas of Ultrastructural Neurocytology
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1.6. Chemical Synapses

Fig. 1.6.4. Axo-spinous synapse. The short spine of a thin type (S) originates from the dendritic stem (D). Note obliquely sectioned thin parallel filaments in the postsynaptic density (so far unknown and undescribed structure). Microtubule marked by arrow. Scale = 200 nm. (Mouse, neocortex.)

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