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The rapid signal transmission between the nerves or a nerve and the target cells of a muscle or of a fish electric organ is mediated electrochemically. In cholinergic synapses (Fig.l) the electrochemical signal transfer, resulting in muscle contraction or in electric discharge, is initiated by nerve impulses triggering the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine [1,2].
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Neumann, E., Schürholz, T. (1994). The Electrochemical Signal Transmission by the Acetylcholine Receptor: Single Channel Conductance Events and Oligochannels. In: Melandri, B.A., Milazzo, G., Blank, M. (eds) Bioelectrochemistry IV. NATO ASI Series, vol 267. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2576-9_10
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