Neuromuscular Synapse: Stochastic Properties of Spontaneous Release of Transmitter
- 6 November 1970
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 170 (3958) , 648-649
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.170.3958.648
Abstract
The spontaneous quantal release of transmitter from the motor nerve endings is a random process which follows the Poisson theorem; the liberation of each quantum is independent of the release of previous quanta. Increase in the extracellular calcium concentration produces a statistical interdependence in the release of the spontaneously appearing packages.Keywords
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