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The sliding filament theory demonstrates how the muscles in our body contract. As a signal reaches the neuromuscular junction (motor end plate), neurotransmitters such as Acetylcholine will diffuse across...

Structure of the protein is easier to understand if we start from the beginning and gradually build up our knowledge. Firstly, proteins are made of amino acids. Each amino acid is made of a central carbon...

Ca2+ channels are only in the membrane of the presynaptic neuron. ACh-containing vesicles are only within the presynaptic neuron. (ACh only produced within the presynaptic neuron, has choline and acetyl)A...

Point mutations can affect a protein in various ways, depending on the type of point mutation that has occurred. Substitution mutations can be silent, causing no change in...

DifferencesProkaryotes are much smaller than eukaryotic cells. Prokaryotic cells are 0.5-5 microns in diameter compared to eukaryotic cells which are approx 50-100 microns. Another differ...