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MINIATURE END PLATE POTENTIAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
  • Morphology and General Physiology
CONT

In a resting synapse a spontaneous opening of some of the vesicles attached to the membrane may occur, and this produces the so-called miniature end plate potentials, each of which is attributed to the release of a single quanta.

Key term(s)
  • miniature potential

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
DEF

Potentiel électrique enregistré au niveau de la jonction neuromusculaire sur la face postsynaptique lors de la libération d'une vésicule contenant de l'acétylcholine par la terminaison nerveuse.

Spanish

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