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Synaptic transmission: exciting times for presynaptic receptors
1Department of Neuroscience, MC 0608 Basic Science Building, Room 3065, UCSD School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093-0608, USA.
Current Biology : CB
|September 13, 2001
Abstract:
Presynaptic receptors play an important role - typically inhibitory--in modulating the strength of synaptic transmission in the brain. Recent studies now reveal that neurotransmitters can enhance synaptic strength by activating ligand-gated ion channels in presynaptic nerve endings.