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Are Electrical Synapses Unidirectional?

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Are Electrical Synapses Unidirectional? Electrical synapses are often found in neural systems that require the fastest possible response, such as defensive reflexes. An important characteristic of electrical synapses is that they are mostly bidirectional (allow impulse transmission in either direction). Are electrical synapses bidirectional? Properties of Neuronal Gap Junctions (Electrical Synapses) Integrated in Neuronal Cell

How Are Chemical And Electrical Synapses Different?

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How Are Chemical And Electrical Synapses Different? A chemical synapse How are electrical synapses different from chemical synapses? At chemical synapses, information is transferred through the release of a neurotransmitter from one neuron and detection of the neurotransmitter by an adjacent cell1, whereas in electrical synapses, the cytoplasm of adjacent cells is directly connected by