Presynaptic Structure and Composition

2/23/01


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Presynaptic Structure and Composition

Synaptic Nomenclature

How neuron accommodates long distances from soma to presynapse

Single section of Synapse

Presynaptic Compartment

Synaptic vesicles

Symmetric and Asymmetric Synapses in Rat Hippocampus

Large Dense-core vesicles

Endocytic Organelles

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

Mitochondria

Mitochondria

Cytoskeletal Elements

Docked Synaptic Vesicles

Presynaptic Specializations

Presynaptic Specializations

Presynaptic Specializations NMJ

Presynaptic Compartment

Proteins of Synaptic Vesicles are Isolated from Purified Synaptosomes

Early Composite drawing of synapse from EM

Author: Kristen Harris