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. 1980 Jun;77(6):3733–3735. doi: 10.1073/pnas.77.6.3733

Graded synaptic transmission between spiking neurons.

K Graubard, J A Raper, D K Hartline
PMCID: PMC349693  PMID: 6106194

Abstract

Graded synaptic transmission occurs between spiking neurons of the lobster stomatogastric ganglion. In addition to eliciting spike-evoked inhibitory potentials in postsynaptic cells, these neurons also release functionally significant amounts of transmitter below the threshold for action potentials. The spikeless postsynaptic potentials grade in amplitude with presynaptic voltage and can be maintained for long periods. Graded synaptic transmission can be modulated by synaptic input to the presynaptic neuron.

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