The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a synapse between a presynaptic motor neuron terminal and a postsynaptic skeletal muscle fiber. Acetylcholine is released by the presynaptic neuron, diffuses across the synaptic cleft, and binds nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) on the postsynaptic fiber. [More…]
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