Synapse

In the nervous system, a synapse is a structure that permits a neuron to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another cell (neural or otherwise). The word "synapse" comes from "synaptein", which Sir Charles Scott Sherrington and colleagues coined from the Greek "syn-" ("together") and "haptein" ("to clasp") [Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synapse].

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Parent: mesenchymal stem cell

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