Thinking Outside the Synapse: Glycine at Extrasynaptic NMDA Receptors
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In this issue, Papouin et al. show that glycine is the endogenous coagonist for extrasynaptic NMDA receptors (NMDARs), unlike at synapses where the coagonist is d-serine. By enzymatically degrading endogenous glycine, they begin to address the enigmatic physiological and pathological roles for extrasynaptic NMDARs.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Cell
دوره 150 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012