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Synaptic Transmission
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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"OpenStax College, How Neurons Communicate. October 17, 2013."
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