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Hydrodynamic flow in a synaptic cleft during exocytosis.
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PMID:  22042157     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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It is shown that exocytosis in a chemical synapse may be accompanied by "microjet" formation due to the overpressure that exists in the vesicles. This mechanism may take place either at complete fusion of a vesicle with the presynaptic membrane or in the so-called kiss-and-run mode of neurotransmitter release. A simple hydrodynamic model of the viscous incompressible flow arising in the synaptic cleft is suggested. The occurrence of hydrodynamic flow (microjet) leads to more efficient transport of neurotransmitter than in the case of classical diffusive transport.
Authors:
M N Shneider; R S Gimatdinov; A I Skorinkin; I V Kovyazina; E E Nikolsky
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-11-1
Journal Detail:
Title:  European biophysics journal : EBJ     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1432-1017     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-1     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8409413     Medline TA:  Eur Biophys J     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Applied Physics Group, MAE Department, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA, shneyder@princeton.edu.
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