Synaptic transmission: spillover at central synapses.
Recent studies suggest that transmitter molecules released at central synapses sometimes diffuse long enough distances to activate receptors located outside the synaptic cleft or even in neighboring synapses. This transmitter 'spillover' may have important physiological consequences.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Salk Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
D000818:Animals; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000502:physiology; D020239:Receptor Cross-Talk; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate / Q000502:physiology; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology*
D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate