Electrical Synapse Impulses can be regenerated without interruption in adjacent cells Gap junctions Adjacent cells electrically Cytoplasm s Plasma coupled through a MEmbrane of one cell channe Plasma Two cells, membrane inter- of adja Each gap junction is connected< cell/acent y gap composed of 12 connexin junctions Connexin proteins proteins Cytoplasm forming gap unctions · Examples: Smooth and cardiac muscles, brain, and glial cellsElectrical 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