Glutamate, Gangliosides, and the Synapse: Electrostatics at Work in the Brain
Glutamate, Gangliosides, and the Synapse: Electrostatics at Work in the Brain
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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The synapse is a piece of information transfer machinery replacing the electrical conduction of nerve impulses at the end of the neuron. Like many biological mechanisms, its functioning is heavily affected by time constraints. The solution selected by evolution is based on chemical communication that, in theory, cannot compete with the speed of ner...
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Glutamate, Gangliosides, and the Synapse: Electrostatics at Work in the Brain
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_11354842
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_11354842
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1422-0067,1661-6596
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1422-0067
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10.3390/ijms25168583
