(neuroscience) Depolarization of the postsynaptic membrane at the neuromuscular junction, mediated by acetylcholine, in response to action potentials arriving at the endings of presynaptic motor neurons.
end-plate potential
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(¦end ′plāt ′pə′ten·chəl)
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 | motor end-plate |
| Bernard Katz (German–British neurophysiologist) |
| EPP |
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