Synaptic transmission: Spillover at central synapses
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Synaptic transmission: Spillover at central synapses
Recent studies suggest that transmitter molecules released at central synapses sometimes diffuse long enough distances to activate receptors located outside the synaptic cleft or even in neighboring synapses. This transmitter 'spillover' may have important physiological consequences.
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70389-6