The Drosophila active zone architecture: combining confocal, STED and transmission electron microscopy Export

@incollection{citeulike:4531640, abstract = {Synapses form by an asymmetric association of highly specialized membrane domains: transmitter receptors at the postsynaptic density sense the neurotransmitter signal, while the synaptic vesicles release their content at the presynaptic active zone. Here, macromolecular specializations have evolved that are visible in the transmission electron microscope and therefore are referred to as electron dense projections or dense bodies. Dependent on their transmission kinetics, they show a high variation in shape and size. Many components of the release machinery have already been identified. However, the molecular composition of such dense bodies is in most cases still completely unknown.}, author = {Wichmann, C. and Fouquet, W. and Mertel, S. and Owald, D. and Dyba, M. and Eimer, S. and Sigrist, Stephan J.}, citeulike-article-id = {4531640}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85228-5_166}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/j18055lq9m56u645}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-540-85228-5_166}, journal = {EMC 2008 14th European Microscopy Congress 1–5 September 2008, Aachen, Germany}, keywords = {drosophila, electronmicroscopy}, pages = {331--332}, posted-at = {2009-05-17 13:34:33}, priority = {2}, title = {The Drosophila active zone architecture: combining confocal, STED and transmission electron microscopy}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85228-5_166}, year = {2008} }

TY - CHAP ID - citeulike:4531640 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4531640 N2 - Synapses form by an asymmetric association of highly specialized membrane domains: transmitter receptors at the postsynaptic density sense the neurotransmitter signal, while the synaptic vesicles release their content at the presynaptic active zone. Here, macromolecular specializations have evolved that are visible in the transmission electron microscope and therefore are referred to as electron dense projections or dense bodies. Dependent on their transmission kinetics, they show a high variation in shape and size. Many components of the release machinery have already been identified. However, the molecular composition of such dense bodies is in most cases still completely unknown. JF - EMC 2008 14th European Microscopy Congress 1–5 September 2008, Aachen, Germany EP - 332 TI - The Drosophila active zone architecture: combining confocal, STED and transmission electron microscopy SP - 331 KW - drosophila KW - electronmicroscopy AU - Wichmann, C AU - Fouquet, W AU - Mertel, S AU - Owald, D AU - Dyba, M AU - Eimer, S AU - Sigrist, Stephan PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85228-5_166 ER -