Developing neurons make the switch

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van den Pol, AN [1 ]
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[1] Yale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurosurg, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
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10.1038/nn0104-7
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
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During development, the auditory system shifts from one amino acid transmitter to another, a process that may be critical for sound localization. A new study suggests this shift can occur at single synaptic terminals-possibly even at single vesicles.
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