Modulation of the readily releasable pool of transmitter and of excitation-secretion coupling by activity and by serotonin at Aplysia sensorimotor synapses in culture

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 10671-10679

  Zhao, Yali ^a,b   Klein, Marc ^a,b  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aplysia; Dishabituation; Excitation secretion coupling; Habituation; Homosynaptic depression; Multivesicular release; Releasable pool; Sensitization; Serotonin; Synapses; Synaptic plasticity; Synaptic ultrastructure; Synaptic vesicles; Transmitter release

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FACILITATION; HABITUATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; STIMULUS SECRETION COUPLING; SYNAPSE; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 0037115035     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-24-10671.2002     Document Type: Article

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