sinapsis

Also known as GO:0045202, synapses, synaptic junction, synaptic

right|thumb|400px|Diagram of a chemical synaptic connection

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Within Vinony's link graph, sinapsis is referenced by 994 other articles, and connects out to axon, sensory neuron and synaptic vesicle.

It sits within the topics Neural synapse and Signal transduction.

Its subject is documented across 71 Wikipedia language editions.

Research

147,306 papers

The cell biology of synapse formation.ReviewThe Journal of cell biology · 2021Südhof TCDOI: 10.1083/jcb.202103052
Synapse pathology in Alzheimer's disease.ReviewSeminars in cell & developmental biology · 2023Griffiths J, Grant SGNDOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.05.028
Synapse organizers as molecular codes for synaptic plasticity.ReviewTrends in neurosciences · 2023Connor SA, Siddiqui TJDOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2023.08.001
Astrocyte-secreted neurocan controls inhibitory synapse formation and function.Neuron · 2024Irala D, Wang S, Sakers K et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.03.007
Complement C1q-dependent excitatory and inhibitory synapse elimination by astrocytes and microglia in Alzheimer's disease mouse models.Nature aging · 2022Dejanovic B, Wu T, Tsai MC et al.DOI: 10.1038/s43587-022-00281-1
Synapse vulnerability and resilience across the clinical spectrum of dementias.ReviewNature reviews. Neurology · 2025Taddei RN, Duff KEDOI: 10.1038/s41582-025-01094-7
Synapse vulnerability and resilience underlying Alzheimer's disease.ReviewEBioMedicine · 2025Taddei RN, E Duff KDOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.105557
Astrocyte-dependent circuit remodeling by synapse phagocytosis.ReviewCurrent opinion in neurobiology · 2023Park J, Chung WSDOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2023.102732

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: cell junction
Has part: neurotransmitter
Image: Synapse neuro-neuronale.png
Significant event: action potential

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Commons gallery: Synapse
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0045202
Commons category: Synapses
topic has template: Template:Synapse map
discoverer or inventor: Charles Scott Sherrington
time of discovery or invention: 1897-00-00

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Article · Español

La sinapsis (del griego σύναψις [sýnapsis], ‘unión’, ‘enlace’) es una aproximación especializada entre neuronas, ya sea entre dos neuronas de asociación, una neurona y una célula receptora, o entre una neurona y una célula efectora (casi siempre glandular o muscular). En estos contactos se lleva a cabo la transmisión del impulso nervioso. Este se inicia con una descarga química que origina una corriente eléctrica en la membrana de la célula emisora (denominada pre-sináptica); una vez que este impulso nervioso alcanza el extremo del axón, la conexión es la encargada de excitar o inhibir la acción de otra célula llamada célula receptora (denominada post-sináptica). En este artículo se tratan las propiedades generales de las sinapsis. Existen artículos específicos para Sinapsis química y Sinapsis eléctrica.

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