Axonal Initial Segment (IMAGE)
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When there is low activity in the network, the number of sodium channels in the plasma membrane increases to amplify the output. With high activity in the network, the sodium channels are internalised into the cell through ‘endocytosis’.
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Eline Feenstra - Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
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