Abstract
A kinetic lattice model of chain-melting phase transition has been developed. Its time scale has been calibrated with the acoustic relaxation spectroscopic data. The model permits analysis and predictions of kinetic features of those physiological processes in biological membranes the mechanism of which is based in a phase transition in the lipid component. It is shown that the phase-transition mechanism can sustain the high rate of synaptic exocytosis known for the fastest synapses in the central nervous system. It is also demonstrated that this mechanism can be an essential factor of synaptic plasticity.
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