Chemical Signalling

Topic 3 Module 3: Signalling between neurons & skeletal muscle
Title
1 Overview
2 Topic 3 Module 3 Objectives
3 Alpha Motor neurons and skeletal muscle
4 Structures at the Neuromuscular Junction
5 Chemical transmission at the NMJ
6 Post-synaptic effects at the end plate
7 Summary of transmission at the NMJ
1. 7.1 Key features of transmission at the NMJ
8 The NMJ has a high safety margin for transmission of information
9 Factors that can cause failure at the NMJ
1. 9.1 In Myasthenia Gravis antibodies block ACh receptors
2. 9.2 In MG, neurotransmission is more likely to fail at the NMJ
10 Test your knowledge

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