Anatomy

Synaptosomes

Pinched-off nerve endings and their contents of vesicles and cytoplasm together with the attached subsynaptic area of the membrane of the post-synaptic cell. They are largely artificial structures produced by fractionation after selective centrifugation of nervous tissue homogenates.

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Pinched-off nerve endings and their contents of vesicles and cytoplasm together with the attached subsynaptic area of the membrane of the post-synaptic cell. They are largely artificial structures produced by fractionation after selective centrifugation of nervous tissue homogenates.

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  • Synaptosome

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14 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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  • Nerve Endings (1966-1971)
  • Synaptic Vesicles (1970-1971)

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  1. A11w.284w.835.859w

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WL 102.8

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Synaptosomes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013574. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013574
  2. Synaptosomes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synaptosome
  3. Synaptosomes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7662055