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Ribbon synapse

Known as: Synaptic ribbon 
Type of synapse characterized by an electron-dense ribbon, lamella (bar) or spherical body in the presynaptic process cytoplasm. [NIF_Subcellular… 
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Chemical synapsepre-synaptic ribbon

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2008
2008
Mobility and Turnover of Vesicles at the Synaptic Ribbon
Ribbon synapses release neurotransmitter continuously at high rates, and the ribbons tether a large pool of synaptic vesicles. To… 
2003
2003
Devonian radiolarian faunas from South China
Abstract Devonian radiolarians from four new sections at Shaijingpo, Lila, Bazhai, and Shiti Reservoir in southern China are… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
L‐type calcium channels in the photoreceptor ribbon synapse: Localization and role in plasticity
Calcium (Ca2+) influx through voltage‐gated Ca2+channels stimulates a variety of neural activities, including process outgrowth… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Ultrastructural changes of photoreceptor synaptic ribbons in relation to time of day and illumination.
PURPOSE Electron microscopic sections through rod and cone ribbon synapses reveal mainly rodlike synaptic ribbon profiles, but a… 
1983
1983
The ultrastructure of rat rod synaptic terminals: Effects of dark‐adaptation
The ultrastructure of synaptic terminals of rat rod photoreceptors was studied in light‐adapted and dark‐adapted states. In the… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Neural circuitry of the cat retina: cone pathways to ganglion cells
1979
1979
Microfilaments, the smooth endoplasmic reticulum and synaptic ribbon fields in the pinealocytes of the baboon (Papio ursinus).
Microfilaments (MF, 5-8 nm in diameter) are a prominent feature of the pinealocyte cytoplasm of baboons (Papio ursinus) kept… 
Review
1977
Review
1977
The pinealocyte--a paraneuron? A review.
  • M. UeckK. Wake
  • Archivum histologicum Japonicum = Nihon…
  • 1977
  • Corpus ID: 26787577
The pineal complex develops from a tubular evagination of the diencephalic roof. In amphibians a proliferation zone is the source… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
A search for the circuitry of directional selectivity and neural adaptation through three-dimensional analysis of the outer plexiform layer of the rabbit retina.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Structural changes in naive retinal synapses detectable within minutes of first exposure to daylight.
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