the enlarged part of a nerve fibre or cell which facilitates contact between nerves
Examples of 'bouton' in a sentence
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We propose that activity-dependent regulation of bouton dynamics contributes to inhibitory synaptic plasticity.
Anne eSchuemann, Agnieszka eKlawiter, Tobias eBonhoeffer, Corette J Wierenga, CoretteJ Wierenga 2013, 'Structural plasticity of GABAergic axons is regulated by network activity and GABAAreceptor activation', Frontiers in Neural Circuitshttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncir.2013.00113/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The average size of boutons did not change after deprivation, but the range of bouton sizes was reduced.
Rosanna P. Sammons, Claudia Clopath, Samuel J. Barnes 2018, 'Size-Dependent Axonal Bouton Dynamics following Visual Deprivation In Vivo', Cell Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124717319022. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Processes from the subperineurial glia formed a blood-nerve barrier around the axon proximal to the first bouton.
Deidre L Brink, Mary Gilbert, Xiaojun Xie, Lindsay Petley-Ragan, Vanessa J Auld 2012, 'Glial processes at the Drosophila larval neuromuscular junction match synaptic growth.',PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3362601?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This protein has an important role in the regulation of neurotransmitter release per synapse, axonal growth and bouton formation.
Sánchez-Gracia Alejandro, Romero-Pozuelo Jesús, Ferrús Alberto 2010, 'Two Frequenins in Drosophila: unveiling the evolutionary history of an unusualNeuronal Calcium Sensor (NCS) duplication', BMC Evolutionary Biologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/54. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)