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A synapse is the junction between a neurone and the next cell. At the synapse there is both a presynaptic neurone, with vesicles containing neurotransmitters (chemical messengers) and a post synaptic neuo...

Action potential that travels down the motor neuron and reaches neuron terminal causes release of Calcium form sarcoplasmic reticulum. This released calcium will reveal binding sites on actin, hence expos...

Antibiotics are important for treating bacterial infections that may be making us ill. There are many different antibiotics that work in different ways, and therefore they are suitable for treating differ...

Mitosis is the production of two genetically identical diploid daughter cells in one division while meiosis is the formation of four genetically different haploid daughter cells in two divisions. Mitosis ...