What happens to the synaptic vesicle membrane after its contents are released?
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Correct answer: It is recycled via endocytosis to form new vesicles
To maintain the size of the presynaptic terminal, vesicle membranes are recovered by endocytosis. This 'vesicle recycling' allows the neuron to rapidly reform vesicles for future signal transmission.
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