Spontaneous vesicle recycling in the synaptic bouton

The trigger for synaptic vesicle exocytosis is Ca2+, which enters the synaptic bouton following action potential stimulation. However, spontaneous release of neurotransmitter also occurs in the absence of stimulation in virtually all synaptic boutons. It has long been thought that this represents ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Truckenbrodt, Sven, Rizzoli, Silvio O.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4259163/