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Presynaptic Terminals

Known as: Terminals, Axon, Presynaptic Terminal, Terminals, Synaptic 
The distal terminations of axons which are specialized for the release of neurotransmitters. Also included are varicosities along the course of axons… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (2)

AxonNerve Endings
Chemical synapseMicrobiologicalMotor EndplateNeurites

Narrower (3)

Mossy Fibers, Hippocampalsynaptic vesicle, readily releasable poolsynaptic vesicle, resting pool

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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Induction of formation of presynaptic terminals in neuroblastoma cells by synapsin IIb
THE synapsins are a family of closely related phosphoproteins (termed synapsins Ia, Ib, IIa and IIb) associated with synaptic… 
Review
1988
Review
1988
Molecular properties of dihydropyridine-sensitive calcium channels in skeletal muscle.
Voltage-sensitive calcium channels provide an essential link between transient changes in membrane potential and a variety of… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Uptake of [3H]glutamic acid in excitatory nerve endings: Light and electronmicroscopic observations in the hippocampal formation of the rat
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The central and peripheral ends of the substance P-containing sensory neurones in the rat trigeminal system
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Precision of reinnervation of original postsynaptic sites in frog muscle after a nerve crush
SummaryRegenerating neuromuscular junctions in the cutaneous pectoris muscle of the frog were examined by light and electron… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Origin and distribution of glutamate decarboxylase in substantia nigra of the cat.
Review
1969
Review
1969
Contributions of new impregnation methods and freeze etching to the problems of synaptic fine structure.
Review
1967
Review
1967
Transmitter histochemistry of the sympathetic adrenergic nervous system.
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
THE FINE STRUCTURAL LOCALIZATION OF ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE AT THE MYONEURAL JUNCTION
A study of the cytochemical localization of acetylcholiriesterase activity, combining histochemistry with electron microscopy… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
ON THE ISOLATION OF NERVE ENDINGS AND SYNAPTIC VESICLES
Since the first description of the "synaptic vesicles" (1, 2) the suggestion was made that they could be associated with… 
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