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Synaptic vesicles caught kissing again.

Jane M Sullivan
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In this issue of Neuron, Harata et al. use a novel quenching technique to provide compelling evidence that kiss-and-run is the dominant mode of vesicle fusion at hippocampal synapses and that the prevalence of kiss-and-run can be modulated by stimulus frequency. The increased incidence of kiss-and-run at lower frequencies may ensure that vesicles are available for use during periods of high demand.

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Jane M Sullivan. 2006-01-19. Synaptic vesicles caught kissing again.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2006.01.003

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