Ca2+-permeable AMPA receptors anti spontaneous presynaptic transmitter release at developing excitatory spinal synapses

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 8528-8541

  Rohrbough, Jeffrey ^a,b   Spitzer, Nicholas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ca2+ permeable AMPA receptors; Developing excitatory synapses; MEPSCs; NMDA receptors; Presynaptic mEPSC bursts; Receptor colocalization; Spontaneous transmitter release

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; CALCIUM ION; MAGNESIUM ION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SYNAPSE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; INTERNEURON; LARVA; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSE; XENOPUS;

EID: 0033215994     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-19-08528.1999     Document Type: Article

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