Signal Transmission at the Synapse
26 Mar 2018
Sophie Protheroe
At the synapse, an electrical signal arrives at the pre-synaptic terminal and triggers vesicles to release neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft. The neurotransmitters activate receptors in the post-synaptic neuron and produce electrical signals.
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