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SUBMITTER: Choi BJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4022839 | biostudies-other | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Neuron 20140501 3
Miniature neurotransmission is the transsynaptic process where single synaptic vesicles spontaneously released from presynaptic neurons induce miniature postsynaptic potentials. Since their discovery over 60 years ago, miniature events have been found at every chemical synapse studied. However, the in vivo necessity for these small-amplitude events has remained enigmatic. Here, we show that miniature neurotransmission is required for the normal structural maturation of Drosophila glutamatergic s ...[more]