When the action potential reaches the presynaptic terminal, it provokes the release of a small quantity of neurotransmitter molecules, which bind to chemical receptor molecules located in the membrane of another neuron, the postsynaptic neuron, on the opposite side of the synaptic cleft.
Turbinectomy is a procedure in which some or all of the turbinate bones attached to mucous membranes in the nasal passage are removed.It has been used to relieve nasal obstruction, but side-effects include removal of nerves that would report the passage of air. It may result in empty nose syndrome.urbinectomy is a procedure in which some or all of the turbinate bones attached to mucous membranes in the nasal passage are removed.
While careful and judicial conservative reductions of a turbinateâs volume can be beneficial to the patient, an aggressive turbinectomy, in which most or all of the main turbinal body is resected, can be a devastating procedure that causes ENS.In many patients, ENS-type like symptoms develop even after what seems to be conservative reductions of the turbinates, especially if they include the anterior portion of the inferior turbinates, which are essentially a vital part of the inner nasal ...