- synaptosome
- noun Etymology: synaptic + -o- + 3-some Date: 1964 a nerve ending that is isolated from homogenized nerve tissue (as of the brain) • synaptosomal adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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synaptosome — [si nap′tə sōm΄] n. 〚see SYNAPSIS & SOME3〛 a tiny sac of special cellular materials found at a synapse * * * syn·ap·to·some (sĭ năpʹtə sōm ) n. A saclike structure formed by nerve endings at a synapse that remains intact after homog … Universalium
synaptosome — [si nap′tə sōm΄] n. [see SYNAPSIS & SOME3] a tiny sac of special cellular materials found at a synapse … English World dictionary
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synaptosome — A subcellular fraction prepared from tissues rich in chemical synapses, used in biochemical studies. Consists mainly of vesicles from presynaptic terminals … Dictionary of molecular biology
synaptosome — noun A structure containing vesicles and mitochondria of a synapse that is obtained when brain tissue is homogenized … Wiktionary
synaptosome — Membrane bound sac containing synaptic vesicles that breaks away from axon terminals when brain tissue is homogenized under controlled conditions; such particles can be separated from other subcellular particles by differential and density… … Medical dictionary
synaptosome — syn·ap·to·some … English syllables
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Cortical synaptosome — Cortical Synatosome is family of drugs, derived from isoquinoline, used to treat depression by preventing reuptake of dopamine by synaptosomes. The maleate was withdrawn from use in 1986 due to side effects including hemolytic anemia and renal… … Wikipedia
SNAP-25 — synaptosome associated protein of 25 kilodaltons … Medical dictionary
