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SYNAPSIS
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Irregular inflected form: synapses
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("synapsis" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Holonyms ("synapsis" is a part of...):
leptotene (the first stage of the prophase of meiosis)
Context examples:
Astrocytes are thought to be responsible for disposing of excess neurochemicals at synapses, the connections between neurons.
(Research on repetitive worm behavior has implications for understanding human diseases, National Science Foundation)
Neurons transmit information to other neurons or cells by releasing neurotransmitters at synapses.
(Neurons, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Cholesterol also has an important role for the brain synapses as well as in the immune system.
(Cholesterol, NCI Thesaurus)
A long, branching outgrowth or extension from a neuron, that carries electrical signals from synapses to the cell body; any structure that resembles a dendrite.
(Dendrite, NCI Thesaurus)
Fundamental brain components, such as neurons and the junctions between them (synapses), have been studied in detail.
(Neuromorphic Metallic Nanowire Network Shows Human Brain-Like Functions, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Some antidepressants act by selectively enhancing reuptake of serotonin from synapses, thus reducing neurotransmission.
(Negative Regulation of Serotonin Release, NCI Thesaurus)
Cells in both structures differentiate into various glial cells and immature neurons that migrate; differentiate axons, dendrites, and synapses; and mature.
(Nervous System Development, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene plays a regulatory role in synaptic functions and in the long-term potentiation of brain synapses.
(NTRK2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes pro-neuregulin-1, membrane-bound isoform protein, is involved in the compositional regulation of neurotransmitter receptors in maturing synapses in the brain, proliferation and differentiation.
(NRG1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
The studied cells had formed functioning synapses – connections from one neuron to another – and responded to light in a way that’s typical of a type of interneuron.
(Researchers unlock regenerative potential of cells in the mouse retina, National Institutes of Health)
