Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Illustration of the major elements in a prototypical synapse. Synapses allow nerve cells to communicate with one another through axons and dendrites, converting electrical impulses into chemical signals. Chemical synapses are specialized junctions through which neurons signal where one nerve ends and another begins is a bulb like structure called a synapse. in that synapse are different kinds of neurotransmittor receptors. One of them is GABA others,are acetylcholine receptors, nicotine receptors. THey are named according to the chemical that attaches to them. They are everywhere through out the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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