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Asymmetrical synapse

Known as: Gray type I synapse, asymmetric synapse 
A type of synapse occurring between an axon and a dendritic spine or dendritic shaft. Asymmetric synapses, the most abundant synapse type in the… 
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Chemical synapse

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2004
2004
Synaptology of the hypoglossal nucleus in the rat
SummaryThe purpose of this study was to define the types and distribution of synaptic terminals in the hypoglossal nucleus (XII… 
2003
2003
Synaptic organization of the rat parafascicular nucleus, with special reference to its afferents from the superior colliculus and the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus
1998
1998
Immunocytochemical localization of tyrosine hydroxylase in the human striatum: A postmortem ultrastructural study
An electron microscopic evaluation of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) immunocytochemistry was used to describe the synaptic… 
1995
1995
Structure of the synaptic junctions in the rat sensorimotor cortex: freeze-etching study of neuronal gap junctions
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Excitation by geniculocortical synapses is not ‘vetoed’ at the level of dendritic spines in cat visual cortex.
1. We used anatomical methods to examine whether the geniculocortical afferent input to dendritic spines could be gated or… 
1991
1991
Ruffed cells in the olfactory bulb of freshwater teleosts. II. A Golgi/EM study of the ruff.
The morphological characteristics of the synaptic contacts in the ruff of the cichlid fish Hemichromis bimaculatus were studies… 
1990
1990
Ultrastructure of somatostatin-immunoreactive nerve terminals in laminae I and II of the rat trigeminal subnucleus caudalis
1986
1986
Morphology and synaptic connections of unmyelinated primary axons in the border zone of rat trigeminal nucleus oralis
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Analysis of the fine structure of the dopaminergic nigrostriatal projection by electron microscopic autoradiography.
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