CSHL researchers unravel how a protein helps nerve cells recycle synaptic vesicles
Thursday, June 4, 2009 - 08:01
in Biology & Nature
Brain cells, or neurones, transmit electrical signals efficiently only when they recycle tiny cellular sacs that store signalling chemicals called neurotransmitters. When a neurone is stimulated, the sacs are expelled into the synapse - the tiny junction between nerve cells - where they release the chemicals, which neighbouring cells in turn soak up...