Preferred Term:
synaptosomes
Definition:
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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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/65104
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