Question 5

(Essay)

Describe, in general terms, experiments that show that Ca2+ is both necessary and sufficient for neurotransmitter release. Start with the assumption that you are recording from the squid giant synapse in which you can stimulate the presynaptic neuron and record the response in the postsynaptic neuron. State which experiment shows necessity and which shows sufficiency.

Answer

To show Ca2+ sufficiency, Ca2+ could be inje...

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