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Synaptic vesicle release is known to depend on calcium. A new technique for separating endocytosis from exocytosis now shows that calcium regulates both processes.

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Figure 1: Two forms of endocytosis.

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Abenavoli, A., Montagna, M. & Malgaroli, A. Calcium: the common theme in vesicular cycling. Nat Neurosci 4, 117–118 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/83924

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