With the strong associations established in epidemiologic studies and a dearth of evidence on the actual mechanisms by which ...

Other modes of communication commonly used by our cells include gap junctions – nanoscopic channels formed by proteins that connect two adjacent cells and allow the passage of small molecules, ions ...

This study presents solid evidence for distinct neurotransmitter release modalities between two subclasses of dopaminergic neurons in the olfactory bulb, highlighting an important finding that ...

Synaptic plasticity is the biological process by which specific patterns of synaptic activity result in changes in synaptic strength and is thought to contribute to learning and memory. Both pre ...

A node of Ranvier: a single teased sciatic nerve fibre stained for neurofilament (red) and neurofascin (green). Neurofascin is present at the node (centre) and at the paranodal axoglial junctions that ...