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synaptosome
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /sɪˈnæp.tə.səʊm/ us /sɪˈnæp.tə.soʊm/
(especially used in the scientific study of the connections between neurons(= nerve cells)) part of a nerve ending in the brain that has been intentionally isolated(= separated) from the main nerve tissue:
One of the most widely used models to investigate the functions of the nerve terminal has been the synaptosome.
It has been shown that synaptosomes and mitochondria prepared from central nervous system tissue can convert cholesterol to cholesterol oxides.
Two fractions were prepared from crude synaptosomes by differential centrifugation and salting out with ammonium sulfate.
The research investigated the effects of antibodies directed towards membrane fragments of synaptosomes on cerebellar field potentials.
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