Vesicle Recycling (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Vesicle Recycling

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The process of recycling at a synapse. First, lipid membrane capsules are recovered from the pre-synaptic terminal membrane. Then, the vesicles are refilled with neurotransmitter.

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