The mossy fiber bouton: the common or the unique synapse?

Synapses are the key elements for signal processing and plasticity in the brain. They are composed of nearly the same structural subelements, an apposition zone including a pre- and postsynaptic density, a cleft and a pool of vesicles. It is, however, their actual composition that determines their d...

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Main Authors: Astrid Rollenhagen, Joachim H R Lübke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsyn.2010.00002/full