Synaptic exocytosis and endocytosis: capacitance measurements.
Exo- and endocytosis are accompanied by changes in membrane capacitance. Capacitance measurements in synaptic terminals have proven recently to be a useful adjunct to other techniques in examining presynaptic mechanisms. New information has emerged from these studies about the size and dynamics of synaptic vesicle pools, about the Ca2+ dependence of the rate of exocytosis, and about the kinetics of endocytosis in synaptic terminals.
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Department of Neurobiology, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794-5230, USA.
D000818:Animals; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004705:Endocytosis; D005089:Exocytosis; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology*