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Synaptic vs Synaptophysin - What's the difference?

synaptic | synaptophysin |

As an adjective synaptic

is of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.

As a noun synaptophysin is

a human gene that encodes a synaptic vesicle glycoprotein.

synaptic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (cytology) Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.
  • (cytology) Of or relating to a synapsis—the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.

    • Derived terms

    * postsynaptic * presynaptic * synaptic conduction * synaptic gap * synaptic plasticity * synaptic vesicle

    Related terms

    * monosynaptic * disynaptic * trisynaptic * polysynaptic

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    synaptophysin

    English

    (wikipedia synaptophysin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A human gene that encodes a synaptic vesicle glycoprotein.