by Ken Chiacchia | Aug 17, 2023 | Bridges-2, Science Highlights
Left: Microscope image of the healthy neuromuscular junction (NMJ). Bright spots are where a fluorescent-label has stuck to muscle-cell-surface proteins that respond to neurotransmitters. Upper Right: MCell model of healthy mouse NMJ active zones (AZs). Six AZs are...
by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 28, 2018 | Science Highlights
Bridges Simulations plus Lab Work on Frog Neuromuscular Junction Sheds Light on Human Diseases When a nerve cell passes a message to its neighbors, it must do so via chemicals sent across the synapse—a small space between the cells. Early researchers studied a synapse...