What is The process by which the neurotransmitter substance leaves presynaptic terminal button called?
The process by which the neurotransmitter substance leaves presynaptic terminal button is called exocytosis.
- During the arrival of an action potential at the synaptic terminal, voltage-gated calcium channels in the presynaptic membrane open, allowing calcium ions to flood into the terminal button.
- The influx of calcium triggers the release of neurotransmitter substance from vesicles in a process called exocytosis.
- Exocytosis is the process by which a cell releases material by secreting it through the plasma membrane.
- The membrane of the vesicle fuses with the presynaptic membrane, releasing the neurotransmitter molecules into the synaptic cleft, the space between the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons.
Brain & Nervous System - Related Articles
- Three layers that protect and cover the brain?
- What cells are the building blocks of nervous system and transmit information throughout body?
- How many neurons between the central nervous system and visceral effector?
- How the neuron allow impulse transmission?
- How does the circulatory system work with other systems?
- What are the signs and symptoms for ailments of circulatory system?
- What are the largest and smallest parts of human brain?
