Synaptic transmission: Well-placed modulators
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Metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved in the modulation of synaptic transmission; their localization in perisynaptic areas would appear to limit their activation by endogenous glutamate, but recent reports suggest that this strategic placement allows use-dependent activation of these synaptic modulators.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997