A neuromuscular junction (or myoneural junction) is a chemical synapse between a motor neuron and a muscle fiber. It allows the motor neuron to transmit... 34 KB (4,031 words) - 17:35, 26 March 2024 |
Neuromuscular junction disease is a medical condition where the normal conduction through the neuromuscular junction fails to function correctly. In diseases... 18 KB (2,417 words) - 00:07, 21 November 2023 |
End-plate potential (section Neuromuscular junction) by neurotransmitters binding to the postsynaptic membrane in the neuromuscular junction. They are called "end plates" because the postsynaptic terminals... 21 KB (2,775 words) - 17:34, 16 April 2024 |
Acetylcholine (section Neuromuscular junction) cholinergic. Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter used at the neuromuscular junction—in other words, it is the chemical that motor neurons of the nervous... 38 KB (4,232 words) - 12:54, 20 November 2023 |
Muscle contraction (section Neuromuscular junction) contractions can be initiated both consciously or unconsciously. A neuromuscular junction is a chemical synapse formed by the contact between a motor neuron... 62 KB (7,392 words) - 05:02, 10 December 2023 |
develop normally later on in life.[further explanation needed] The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the most well-characterized synapse in that it provides... 26 KB (3,488 words) - 05:24, 13 March 2024 |
Action potential (section Neuromuscular junctions) vertebrates, and the heart. A special case of a chemical synapse is the neuromuscular junction, in which the axon of a motor neuron terminates on a muscle fiber... 149 KB (16,399 words) - 06:09, 21 April 2024 |
Motor neuron (section Neuromuscular junctions) taken for a single muscle twitch. Innervation takes place at a neuromuscular junction and twitches can become superimposed as a result of summation or... 26 KB (2,987 words) - 08:15, 27 April 2024 |