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Synaptic Transmission

Synaptic vesicles inside a neuron

Synaptic vesicles inside a neuron

This pseudocolored image taken with a scanning electron microscope shows an axon terminal that was broken open to reveal synaptic vesicles (blue and orange) inside the neuron.

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