TY - JOUR
T1 - AMPA receptor cycling in the synapse.
AU - Contractor, Anis
AU - Heinemann, Stephen F.
PY - 2004/10/19
Y1 - 2004/10/19
N2 - Ionotropic glutamate receptors (GluRs) are involved in mediating signaling in response to synaptic activity. In addition to converting the chemical signal released from the presynaptic terminal to an electrical response in the postsynaptic neuron, these receptors are critically involved in activity-dependent, long-term changes in synaptic strength and, therefore, are central to processes thought to underlie learning and memory. The animation provides an interactive illustration of how activity-dependent changes in the glutamate receptor composition and numbers at the synapse may contribute to synaptic plasticity.
AB - Ionotropic glutamate receptors (GluRs) are involved in mediating signaling in response to synaptic activity. In addition to converting the chemical signal released from the presynaptic terminal to an electrical response in the postsynaptic neuron, these receptors are critically involved in activity-dependent, long-term changes in synaptic strength and, therefore, are central to processes thought to underlie learning and memory. The animation provides an interactive illustration of how activity-dependent changes in the glutamate receptor composition and numbers at the synapse may contribute to synaptic plasticity.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 15494562
AN - SCOPUS:16544372058
SN - 1937-9145
VL - 2004
SP - tr7
JO - Science's STKE : signal transduction knowledge environment
JF - Science's STKE : signal transduction knowledge environment
IS - 255
ER -