| AP | action potential |
| AZ | active zone |
| CAST | cytomatrix at the active zone-associated structural protein |
| CaM | calmodulin |
| CaV channels | voltage-gated Ca2+ channels |
| EPSPs | excitatory postsynaptic potentials |
| PKC | protein kinase C |
| PTP | post-tetanic potentiation |
| RIM | Rab3-interacting molecules |
| RIM-BP | RIM-binding protein |
| RRP | readily releasable pool |
| SNAREs | soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive-factor attachment receptor proteins |
| SUVs | small unilamellar vesicles |
| SVs | synaptic vesicles |
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