Synaptic transmission as a cooperative phenomenon in confined systems

• Published in: Condensed Matter Physics
• Date: 2017
• Main Authors: Chalyi, A.V., Vasilev, A.N., Zaitseva, E.V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут фізики конденсованих систем НАН України 2017
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/156968
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Synaptic transmission as a cooperative phenomenon in confined systems / A.V. Chalyi, A.N. Vasilev, E.V. Zaitseva // Condensed Matter Physics. — 2017. — Т. 20, № 1. — С. 13804: 1–12. — Бібліогр.: 44 назв. — англ.

In this review paper, the theory of synaptic transmission (ST) was developed and discussed. We used the hypothesis of isomorphism between: (a) the cooperative behavior of mediators — acetylcholine molecules (ACh)
 and cholinoreceptors in a synaptic cleft with binding into mediator-receptor (...