.Net lambda expression-- where did this parameter come from?

I'm a lambda newbie, so if I'm missing vital information in my description please tell me. I'll keep the example as simple as possible.

I'm going over someone else's code and they have one class inheriting from another. Here's the derived class first, along with the lambda expression I'm having trouble understanding:

    class SampleViewModel : ViewModelBase
{
    private ICustomerStorage storage = ModelFactory<ICustomerStorage>.Create();

    public ICustomer CurrentCustomer
    {
        get { return (ICustomer)GetValue(CurrentCustomerProperty); }
        set { SetValue(CurrentCustomerProperty, value); }
    }

    private int quantitySaved;
    public int QuantitySaved
    {
        get { return quantitySaved; }
        set
        {
            if (quantitySaved != value)
            {
                quantitySaved = value;
                NotifyPropertyChanged(p => QuantitySaved); //where does 'p' come from?
            }
        }
    }

    public static readonly DependencyProperty CurrentCustomerProperty;

    static SampleViewModel()
    {
        CurrentCustomerProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("CurrentCustomer", typeof(ICustomer),
            typeof(SampleViewModel), new UIPropertyMetadata(ModelFactory<ICustomer>.Create()));
    }
//more method definitions follow..

Note the call to NotifyPropertyChanged(p => QuantitySaved) bit above. I don't understand where the "p" is coming from.

Here's the base class:

  public abstract class ViewModelBase : DependencyObject, INotifyPropertyChanged, IXtremeMvvmViewModel
    {
        public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

        protected virtual void NotifyPropertyChanged<T>(Expression<Func<ViewModelBase, T>> property)
        {
            MvvmHelper.NotifyPropertyChanged(property, PropertyChanged);
        }
    }

There's a lot in there that's not germ