When vesicles fuse with the presynaptic membrane during exocytosis, the synaptic vesicle membrane is incorporated into the terminal membrane, increasi...
The experiment used genetically modified mice that had a light sensitive protein (green circle), usually found in the eye, embedded in the membrane of...
The large size of the calyx of Held allows scientists to visualize and manipulate the synapse. The electrodes touching the neurons can be used to evok...
(1) A nerve impulse arrives. (2) This causes calcium ion channels to open, resulting in an influx of calcium ions in the terminal. (3) This causes syn...
