Fast vesicle reloading and a large pool sustain high bandwidth transmission at a central synapse
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Transmission at the cerebellar mossy fibre terminal, which can fire at over 200Hz for sustained periods in vivo, yet makes few synaptic contacts onto individual granule cells is investigated. Results establish that sustained vesicular release at high rates is not restricted to graded ribbon-type synapses and that mossy fibres are well-suited for transmitting broad-bandwidth rate-coded information to the input layer of the cerebellar cortex.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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Backchat at the synapse
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The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) uses glutamate as a neurotransmitter and has similar characteristics to excitatory synapses in the vertebrate brain. At synapses, nerve cells release neurotransmitters, which affect other nerve cells or muscles.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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All change at the synapse
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The transfer of information, between nerve cells called as Synaptic transmission, is termed as most important aspect of brain function. The different types of fusion event and its effects are detailed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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