Our body transmits information through specialised cells known as neurons. When it comes to neuronal function, it’s all about understanding how a signal arrives to the right place at the right time.
Communication between neurons and muscle takes place at the neuromuscular junction, a specific synapse where sequential molecular and biochemical events culminate in muscle tension. Although the molecular mechanisms for neuromuscular junction formation and maintenance are implicated in many pathological events, a full understanding of these mechanisms is still lacking.
Further details: Dissecting the neuromuscular junction