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Anand Suresh1, Anna Dunaevsky1
1Department of Developmental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA.
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|May 17, 2016
Abstract:
Learning and memory are thought to occur due to changes in synaptic strength. Strengthening of synapses due to Long Term Potentiation mechanisms are mediated by increases in synaptic α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor (AMPAR) levels. Here we describe a protocol to isolate and quantify synaptic AMPAR subunit GluA1 levels from the motor cortex of mice which have undergone motor skill training.
