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Inducing Plasticity of Astrocytic Receptors by Manipulation of Neuronal Firing Rates
Published on: March 20, 2014
Plasticity: downstream of glutamate
1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Edinburgh University, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, Edinburgh, UK EH8 9XD. pkind@ed.ac.uk
Abstract:
Glutamate neurotransmission is an essential component of many forms of neuronal plasticity, however, the intracellular mechanisms that mediate plasticity are only beginning to be elucidated. The emerging image of the NMDA receptor complex reminds us that the similarity between mechanisms of plasticity in various model systems is greater than their apparent differences. For example, the cAMP-dependent protein kinase A signalling pathway is crucial for plasticity in a variety of neuronal systems and across a wide variety of species.
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