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Nature Cell Biology 5, 689–690 (1 August 2003) | doi:10.1038/ncb0803-689

Cdk5 is a dynamo at the synapse

Benjamin Adam Samuels & Li-Huei Tsai

Communication between neurons occurs through highly specialized junctions called synapses. Synapses consist of the presynaptic cell, which releases neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft, and the postsynaptic cell, which contains receptors that bind the neurotransmitter and initiate cellular responses.