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How does transformation work? (4 steps)
Electrical signal (AP) -> Chemical signal (transmitter) -> Electrical signal (PSP) -> Mechanical action (contraction)
What are the 7 steps of transmitter delivery?
1. Synthesis of transmitter, storage in vesicles
2. Arrival of AP in nerve ends
3. Ca channels open, Ca influx
4. Fusion of vesicles with membrane
5. Diffusion of transmitter, binding to ACh-receptor
6. Activation of ACh-receptor
7. Removal of ACh out of synaptic cleft
What are the steps of transmitter delivery?
1. Vesicle loading
2. Docking
3. Fusion
4. Endocytosis
5. Recycling
What is ACh short for?
Acetylcholine
What does the Schwann cell do?
Inhibits "leaking" of ACh out of synaptic cleft
High _____________ increases the chance of interaction
Receptor density
Acetylcholine is broken down by _________
Acetylcholinesterase