Fluorescent Synapses (IMAGE)

University of Würzburg

Fluorescent Synapses

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Synapses of brain cells made visible using conventional fluorescence tagging based on antibodies: The pre-synapses (red) and the post-synapses (green) appear slightly out of focus; the synaptic cleft is not fully resolved.

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(Picture: Franziska Neubert & Soeren Doose)

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