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| What are some key points about electrical synapses? |
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| Bidirectional gap junctions, make from connexon channels, NOT polarized |
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| What are some key points about chemical synapses? |
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| Unidirectional, release of neurotransmitters |
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| What type of synapse is excitatory? |
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| What type of synapse is inhibitory? |
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| What type of synapse is modulatory? |
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| What are some characteristics of Type 1 synapses? |
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| They are glutamatergic (and excitatory). They have wide synaptic cleft, large active zone and rounded vesicles. |
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