3. Electrical Synapse Impulses can be regenerated without interruption in adjacent cells Cytoplasm Gap junctions Plasma Adjacent cells electrically membrane of one cell coupled through a channel Plasma Each gap junction is Two cells, membrane inter of adjacent connected ce composed of 12 connexin by gap unctions Connexin proteins proteins Examples Cytoplasm forming qal unctions Smooth and cardiac muscles brain, and glial cells3. Electrical Synapse • Impulses can be regenerated without interruption in adjacent cells. • Gap junctions: – Adjacent cells electrically coupled through a channel. – Each gap junction is composed of 12 connexin proteins. • Examples: – Smooth and cardiac muscles, brain, and glial cells