How It’s Made: The Synapse

Figure 2
Figure 2

Different forms of synaptogenesis. Synapse formation is often induced by contact between dendritic filopodia and axons (A), but can also be initiated by contact between dendritic growth cones and axons (B) or axonal growth cones and dendrites (C).

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  1. MI October 2010 vol. 10 no. 5 282-292