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What cannot be a characteristic of chemical synapses?

What cannot be a characteristic of chemical synapses?<br/>

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Asked by Jaymunro, Last updated: Nov 21, 2024

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Y. Dawne

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Answered Feb 07, 2019

At a chemical synapse, one neuron releases neurotransmitter molecules into a small space (the synaptic cleft) that is adjacent to another neuron. The neurotransmitters are kept within small sacs called synaptic vesicles, and are released into the synaptic cleft by exocytosis. These molecules then bind to neurotransmitter receptors on the postsynaptic cell's side of the synaptic cleft.

Finally, the neurotransmitters must be cleared from the synapse through one of several potential mechanisms including enzymatic degradation or re-uptake by specific transporters either on the presynaptic cell or possibly by neuroglia to terminate the action of the transmitter.

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John Smith

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Answered Apr 13, 2017

Ions flowing through protein channels from the presynaptic to the postsynaptic neuron
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