Calcium Channels Are Key (IMAGE)

Picower Institute at MIT

Calcium Channels Are Key

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Top: Calcium channels (tagged green) along a neuron in a fly neuromuscular junction. Below: A map of active zone activity: Warmer colors indicate higher release probability with red being greater than 0.3 and deep blue being less than 0.1.

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Littleton Lab / MIT Picower Institute

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