Larger active zones (IMAGE)

Picower Institute at MIT

Larger active zones

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A detail of a figure from the paper shows synapses formed between a neuron (above) and muscle (below) a narrow cleft. The distinct T-bar shape indicates an active zone. In the upper image, the synapse developed normally. In the bottom image, researchers disrupted activity of the synapse. As a result, the active zone grew much larger (both images are at the same scale). Credit: Yulia Akbergenova.

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Littleton Lab/MIT Picower Instittute

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