Spontaneous and Evoked Release Are Independently Regulated at Individual Active Zones

Spontaneous and Evoked Release Are Independently Regulated at Individual Active Zones

Neurotransmitter release from synaptic vesicle fusion is the fundamental mechanism for neuronal communication at synapses. Evoked release following an action potential has been well characterized for its function in activating the postsynaptic cell, but the significance of spontaneous release is les...

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Main Authors: Melom, Jan Elizabeth (Contributor), Akbergenova, Yulia (Contributor), Gavornik, Jeffrey (Contributor), Littleton, J. Troy (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor), Picower Institute for Learning and Memory (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Society for Neuroscience, 2014-09-02T17:55:55Z.
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