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| Central
Synapses and |
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| • | Neuron-neuron and
neuron-muscle synapses |
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similar mechanisms |
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| • | NMJs are larger,
more accessible and |
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| simpler than
central synapses therefore the |
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| molecular
mechanisms of synapse |
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| formation are
best understood for the NMJ |
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