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.

Year introduced: 1974(1972)

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Tree Number(s): A11.284.835.859

MeSH Unique ID: D013574

Entry Terms:

• Synaptosome

Previous Indexing:

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

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Cells
Cellular Structures
Subcellular Fractions
Synaptosomes