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From the following article:

Some assembly required: the development of neuronal synapses

Zheng Li and Morgan Sheng

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 4, 833-841 (November 2003)

doi:10.1038/nrm1242

Figure 1 - Some assembly required: the development of neuronal synapses

Figure 1

Schematic diagram of a mature excitatory synapse.

Figure 2 - Some assembly required: the development of neuronal synapses

Figure 2

Trans-synaptic protein interactions that have been implicated in synaptic contact/adhesion and synapse development.

Figure 3 - Some assembly required: the development of neuronal synapses

Figure 3

The sequence of molecular and morphological events in synapse assembly and maturation.