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Nature Cell Biology 4, E245–E248 (1 November 2002) | doi:10.1038/ncb1102-e245

Synaptic vesicle retrieval: still time for a kiss

Ole Kjaerulff , Patrik Verstreken & Hugo J. Bellen

Neurons communicate predominantly using chemical synaptic transmission. At the active zone, synaptic vesicles fuse with the presynaptic membrane and release their neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft.