AMPA receptors and synaptic plasticity: A chemist's perspective

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-97

  Fleming, James J ^a   England, Pamela M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; FLUORESCENT DYE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

ADAPTATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GENE EXPRESSION; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOAFFINITY LABELING; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STIMULUS SECRETION COUPLING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 75349099118     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.298     Document Type: Review

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