synapse
英 [ˈsaɪnæps] 美 [ˈsɪnˌæps, sɪˈnæps]

n.

（神经元的）突触；

变形

复数：synapses

英英释义

synapse[ 'sainæps, 'si-, si'næps ]

• n.the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle

  "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters"

权威例句

Control of synapse number by glia
Control of synapse number by glia.
GLIA: listening and talking to the synapse.
Nanoscale memristor device as synapse in neuromorphic systems.
The immunological synapse: a molecular machine controlling T cell activation.
Synapse loss in frontal cortex biopsies in Alzheimer's disease: correlation with cognitive severity.
mTOR-Dependent Synapse Formation Underlies the Rapid Antidepressant Effects of NMDA Antagonists
The classical complement cascade mediates CNS synapse elimination
Lateral assembly of the immunoglobulin protein SynCAM 1 controls its adhesive function and instructs synapse formation
Natural Oligomers of the Alzheimer Amyloid-β Protein Induce Reversible Synapse Loss by Modulating an NMDA-Type Glutamate Receptor-D...