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Sci. STKE, 19 October 2004 TEACHING RESOURCESAMPA Receptor Cycling in the SynapseAnis Contractor and Stephen F. Heinemann Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Abstract: 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. *Corresponding author. E-mail, a-contractor{at}northwestern.edu
Citation: A. Contractor, S. F. Heinemann, AMPA Receptor Cycling in the Synapse. Sci. STKE 2004, tr7 (2004). The editors suggest the following Related Resources on Science sites:In Science Signaling
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