Quantitative description of acetylcholine release and fluctuations in nerve terminals of torpedo electric organ submitted to stimulation.
A model, considering cytoplasmic ACh as the difference between cumulated outputs per impulse, and synthesized ACh leads to simple equations correlating biochemical and electrical measurables. Intrinsic properties of the release mechanism are deduced.
D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004557:Electric Organ / Q000378:metabolism*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004593:Electrophorus; D007700:Kinetics; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*
D000109:Acetylcholine