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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Physiology, Synapse. | Nov 01, 2026 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised and updated. | Apr 13, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell Press - Cell Reports - Multiomics of synaptic junctions reveals altered lipid metabolism and signaling following environmental enrichment. | Jan 30, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - Taking a closer look at the synapse (PDF). | Mar 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell Press - Cell Reports - Multiomics of synaptic junctions reveals altered lipid metabolism and signaling following environmental enrichment. | Jan 27, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Indiana University Pressbooks - Basic Human Physiology - Synapse. | Aug 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston - Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy - Synapse Formation, Survival, and Elimination. | May 17, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Minnesota Libraries - Introduction to Sensation and Perception - Synapses. | Apr 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Michigan State University Libraries - Foundations of Neuroscience - Synapse Structure. | Jan 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - What Is a Synapse? | Nov 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Simply Psychology - What Happens at the Synapse Between Two Neurons? | Sep 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The University of Queensland - Queensland Brain Institute - Action potentials and synapses. | Jun 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - The synapse. | Mar 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Neuronal synapses (chemical). | Jan 26, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - Synapses. | Dec 16, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Physiology, Synapse. | Sep 27, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Synapse. | Feb 18, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Drugs.com - Synapse. | Feb 18, 2011 | ||
| Article revised. | May 19, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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