Abstract
Synaptosomes, the subcellular fraction of brain homogenates rich in presynaptic nerve terminals (Gray and Whittaker 1962; De Robertis 1962; Whittaker et al 1964; Whittaker 1965; Bradford 1969), possess the principal functional features of intact neurons: maintenance of membrane potential (Bradford 1971; Blaustein and Goldring 1975; Coutinho et al 1984), neurotransmitter uptake and release (Blaustein 1975; Raiteri and Levi 1978), depolarization dependent Ca2+ entry (Nachshen and Blaustein 1980; Blaustein 1975) and Na+/Ca2+ exchange (Blaustein 1974; Blaustein and Osborn 1975; Blaustein and Ector 1976; Carvalho 1982; Coutinho et al 1983, 1984).
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Carvalho, A.P., Santos, M.S., Henriques, A.O., Tavares, P., Carvalho, C.M. (1988). Calcium Channels and Na+/Ca2+ Exchange in Synaptosomes. In: Zimmermann, H. (eds) Cellular and Molecular Basis of Synaptic Transmission. NATO ASI Series, vol 21. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73172-3_16
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