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Neurons - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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'''Inhibitory synapses''' between neurons also have many synapses from other nerves connecting to a single nerve providing a network of connections. However, the neurotransmitter molecules within an inhibitory synapse usually open ligand-gated channels for chloride-ions and potassium ions. K<sup>+</sup> will then flow out of the cell whilst Cl<sup>-</sup> flows into the cell resulting in the cytosol of the cell becoming more negative. This adjustment in membrane potential is called a '''inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP)''' as it takes the membrane potential of the cell further from the threshold level required to generate an action potential.
==Astrocytes==
==Astrocytes==