Process by which neurons communicate with each other by changes in their membrane potentials.

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Myelinated nerves in a mouse brain, TEM

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Neuromuscular junction from a Drosophila larva showing a nerve synapse atttached to a muscle fibre. The transmission of signals in shown via synaptic vesicles containing neurotransmitter substance (shown in red). These vesicles are in close accosiation with the microtubule-based synaptic core cytoskeleton o the nerve, which is shown in green.

Muscle Innervation in Drosophila

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Muscle Innervation in Drosophila

Myelinated nerves in a mouse brain, TEM

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Muscle Innervation in Drosophila

Myelinated nerves in a mouse brain, TEM

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