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Rectification
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-the name of the property that makes some electrical synapses only unidirectional
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Presynaptic release of NT is dependent on what?
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-Ca2+ ions entering the presynaptic axon
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SNARES
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-a class of proteins present of the vesicle and the inner plasma membrane of the presynaptic neuron
-facilitate binding of the vesicle to the membrane |
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Synaptobrevin
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-the SNARE on the vesicle
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Syntaxin
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-the SNARE on the presynaptic neuron inner PM
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Synaptotagmin
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-vesicular protein that binds to Ca2+ and facilitates final binding of the vesicle to the presynaptic inner PM
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Desensitized state
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-the receptor has a high affinity for its agonist but the channel will not open
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What is the ACh receptor selective for?
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-monovalent cations
-mostly Na+ and K+ |
