Release

Intro | Synthesis | Release | Binding | Inactivation | Reuptake

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Second, when an action potential reaches the presynaptic membrane, the neurotransmitters are released into the synaptic cleft. The amount of neurotransmitter released will depend on the rate at which action potentials reach the presynaptic membrane.