Like calcium, strontium facilitates synaptic vesicle fusion with the synaptic membrane.

The membrane association may be related to catecholamine packing in vesicles and export through the synaptic membrane.

There are high concentrations of DHA in synaptic membranes of the brain.

Within the presynaptic nerve terminal, vesicles containing neurotransmitter are localized near the synaptic membrane.

Normally, transporters in the synaptic membrane serve to remove neurotransmitters from the synaptic cleft and prevent their action or bring it to an end.

When new receptor proteins are being expressed and synthesized they must also be transported to the synaptic membrane, and some sort of chemical messaging is required for this.

The biosynthesis in brain of synaptic membrane and its specializations (dendritic spines; neurites; synapses) can be enhanced by treatments affecting plasma composition.

However, it is clear that calcium has a multiplicity of effects within the cell, and there are other ways in which it can affect the synaptic membrane.

Instead, my attention was caught by the evidence coming from the hippocampal work, discussed in the last chapter, about the role of the phosphorylated proteins of the synaptic membrane.

The problem is that glycoproteins are notoriously difficult molecules to analyse, and there are quite a number of different types in the synaptic membranes.