Synaptic structural complexity as a factor enhancing probability of calcium-mediated transmitter release
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Synaptic structural complexity as a factor enhancing probability of calcium-mediated transmitter release.
1. In a model synaptic system, the excitatory neuromuscular junction of the freshwater crayfish, the nerve terminals possess synapses that vary in structural complexity, with numbers of active zones ranging from zero to five. Active zones on individual synapses show a wide range of separation distances. We tested the hypothesis that two active zones of a single synapse in close proximity can en...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurophysiology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0022-3077,1522-1598
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.6.2451