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XB-ART-25279
J Physiol (Paris) 1991 Jan 01;852:71-8.
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Repetitive impulse activity potentiates spontaneous acetylcholine secretion at developing neuromuscular synapses.

Lo YJ , Wang T , Poo MM .


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The effects of presynaptic impulse activity on the transmitter secretion at developing neuromuscular junctions were examined in Xenopus nerve-muscle cultures. Repetitive suprathreshold stimulation of the presynaptic neuron results in marked potentiation of spontaneous synaptic activity, as shown by whole-cell voltage-clamp recording of synaptic currents in the postsynaptic muscle cell. Our results are consistent with the notion that synaptic efficacy of the developing synapse is potentiated by the presence of electrical activity. Such activity-dependent synaptic modulation enables the early neuronal activity to play a regulatory role during the maturation of synaptic connections.

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