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Termination
Neurotransmitters are eliminated from the synaptic cleft in one of three ways. They can be reabsorbed by the presynaptic cell, in which case they will be reused later, or by a glial cell. They may also be diffused into intercellular fluid or broken down by enzymes in the synaptic cleft.[1]
Electrical
Electrical synapses also transfer signals from one cell to another, but instead of using chemical signals, there is a physical connection between the cytoplasm of the two cells, allowing the action potential to be instantaneously transferred from the presynaptic cell to the postsynaptic cell.- ↑ Purves D, Augustine GJ, Fitzpatrick D, et al., editors. Neuroscience. 2nd edition. Sunderland (MA): Sinauer Associates; 2001. Neurotransmitter Release and Removal.
