Formation of a new Synapse
June 18, 2009
A protein called neuroligin that is implicated in some forms of autism is critical to the construction of a working synapse, locking neurons together like “molecular Velcro.” credit: UC Davis Health System
Topics:
Nervous system, Neurophysiology, Neurology, Synaptogenesis, Neurexin, Neuron, Chemical synapse, Neuroligin, Cellular neuroscience, Autism