end-plate (Meaning)
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end-plate (n)
the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
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end-plate Sentence Examples
- The myoneural junction, where a motor neuron connects with a skeletal muscle fiber, is comprised of the end-plate on the muscle fiber and the axon terminal of the motor neuron.
- The motor end-plate is a specialized region of the muscle fiber membrane where the motor neuron and the muscle cell communicate.
- Acetylcholine, released from the axon terminal, binds to receptors on the motor end-plate, causing the muscle fiber to contract.
- The thickness of the postsynaptic end-plate is about 1 to 3 micrometers.
- The motor end-plate is located at the center of each muscle fiber, and it is surrounded by a sheath of Schwann cells.
- The end-plate potential is generated at the motor end-plate by the binding of acetylcholine to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
- The end-plate potential then triggers an action potential in the muscle fiber, which leads to muscle contraction.
- The end-plate potential is also known as the miniature end-plate potential when it is caused by the spontaneous release of acetylcholine from the motor neuron.
- End-plate noise is the electrical noise generated by the spontaneous release of acetylcholine from the motor neuron.
- End-plate currents are the electrical currents that flow through the motor end-plate when acetylcholine binds to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
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the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
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No antonyms found.
The myoneural junction, where a motor neuron connects with a skeletal muscle fiber, is comprised of the end-plate on the muscle fiber and the axon terminal of the motor neuron.
The motor end-plate is a specialized region of the muscle fiber membrane where the motor neuron and the muscle cell communicate.
Acetylcholine, released from the axon terminal, binds to receptors on the motor end-plate, causing the muscle fiber to contract.
The thickness of the postsynaptic end-plate is about 1 to 3 micrometers.
