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Nature Reviews Neuroscience 4, 481-495 (June 2003) | doi:10.1038/nrn1118
Roles and rules of kainate receptors in synaptic transmission
Juan Lerma1 About the author
Abstract
Functional kainate receptors are ubiquitous in the central nervous system. After a search for their functional significance, a considerable amount of data indicates that this class of glutamate receptors is present at both sides of the synapse. Pre- and postsynaptic kainate receptors can regulate transmission at many synapses in a specific manner, and seem to be involved in short- and long-term plastic phenomena, highlighting their significance for synaptic signalling.
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Instituto Cajal, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). Av. Doctor Arce 37, 28002 Madrid, Spain.
Email: lerma@cajal.csic.es
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