"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Synapses" by people in Profiles.
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Input-specific properties of excitatory synapses on oxytocin receptor-expressing neurons in the lateral septum. J Neurophysiol. 2024 Dec 01; 132(6):1867-1876.
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Synapse-Specific Defects in Synaptic Transmission in the Cerebellum of W246G Mutant ELOVL4 Rats-a Model of Human SCA34. J Neurosci. 2023 Aug 16; 43(33):5963-5974.
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Allele-specific suppression in Caenorhabditis elegans reveals details of EMS mutagenesis and a possible moonlighting interaction between the vesicular acetylcholine transporter and ERD2 receptors. Genetics. 2021 08 09; 218(4).
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Deletion of DJ-1 in rats affects protein abundance and mitochondrial function at the synapse. Sci Rep. 2020 08 13; 10(1):13719.
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Secreted amyloid-ß precursor protein functions as a GABABR1a ligand to modulate synaptic transmission. Science. 2019 01 11; 363(6423).
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A model for studying the energetics of sustained high frequency firing. PLoS One. 2018; 13(4):e0196508.
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Loss of Pink1 modulates synaptic mitochondrial bioenergetics in the rat striatum prior to motor symptoms: concomitant complex I respiratory defects and increased complex II-mediated respiration. Proteomics Clin Appl. 2016 12; 10(12):1205-1217.
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HIV-1 transgenic rats display mitochondrial abnormalities consistent with abnormal energy generation and distribution. J Neurovirol. 2016 10; 22(5):564-574.
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Synapse-Assembly Proteins Maintain Synaptic Vesicle Cluster Stability and Regulate Synaptic Vesicle Transport in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics. 2015 Sep; 201(1):91-116.
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Transgenic Mice Overexpressing Serum Retinol-Binding Protein Develop Progressive Retinal Degeneration through a Retinoid-Independent Mechanism. Mol Cell Biol. 2015 Aug; 35(16):2771-89.