POSTSYNAPTIC CONTRIBUTION TO LONG-TERM POTENTIATION REVEALED BY THE ANALYSIS OF MINIATURE SYNAPTIC CURRENTS

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MANABE, T
RENNER, P
NICOLL, RA
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[1] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,DEPT PHARMACOL,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
[2] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO,DEPT PHYSIOL,SAN FRANCISCO,CA 94143
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10.1038/355050a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Miniature excitatory synaptic currents were recorded from CA1 pyramidal cells in hippocampal slices to study the site of the persistent change in synaptic efficacy during long-term potentiation. Induction of long-term potentiation produced a large increase in the amplitude of these currents. Such a change in amplitude suggests an increase in postsynaptic transmitter sensitivity.
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