Lm Of A Motor End Plate In Skeletal Muscle
by Science Pictures Limited/science Photo Library
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Lm Of A Motor End Plate In Skeletal Muscle
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Science Pictures Limited/science Photo Library
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Motor end plate. Light micrograph of a motor end plate nerve connection in skeletal muscle. This is where the motor neurone (nerve cell) ending meets the muscle. A branch of a motor neurone (line starting at top right corner) divides to form a cluster of small terminal boutons (dark, centre left) on the muscle cell surface (long, purple). The junction where each terminal bouton meets the muscle cell is called a synapse. This is where messages are passed to the muscle cell to contract or relax. The messages take the form of chemical neurotransmitters. Magnification: unknown.
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February 15th, 2021
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