Excitatory amino acids and synaptic transmission / edited by H.V. Wheal and A.M. Thomson.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wheal, H. V.
Thomson, A. M. (Alex M.)
Language:English
Published: London ; San Diego : Academic Press, [1991], ©1991.
Subjects:
Amino Acids > biosynthesis.
Amino Acids > physiology.
Amino Acids > pharmacology.
Amino Acids > pharmacokinetics.
Receptors, Neurotransmitter.
Excitatory amino acids.
Neural transmission.
Amino acids.
Physical Description:xxi, 482 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Excitatory amino acid receptors: multiplicity and structural requirements for activation and blockade
  • Excitatory amino acid receptor distribution: quantitative autoradiographic studies
  • Heterogeneity and organization of excitatory amino acid receptors and transporters
  • Quisqualate/AMPA-Preferring configurations of non-NMDA receptors
  • Excitatory amino acid-gated channel types in mammalian neurons and glia
  • Molecular properties of non-NMDA excitatory amino acid receptors
  • Inhibition of the NMDA response at the glycine site and the intracellular Mg²⁺ channel blocking site
  • Desensitization at NMDA and AMPA-kainate receptors
  • Recurrent excitatory synapses between CA3 neurons in the hippocampus.
  • Excitatory amino acid transmitter function in mammalian central pathways
  • Amino acid-mediated EPSCs
  • Presynaptic receptors at a central excitatory synapse
  • Synaptic transmission at unitary CA3-CA1 connections in the hippocampus
  • Patch-clamp studies of electrogenic glutamate uptake: ionic dependence, modulation and failure in anoxia
  • Excitatory amino receptor subtypes and their roles in epileptiform synaptic potentials in the hippocampus
  • Amino acid-mediated synaptic transmission in temporal lobe structures in vitro: implications for the generation and spread of epileptic activity
  • The role of excitatory amino acids in the genesis of bursting
  • Postsynaptic events in mediating LTP
  • Properties of synapses mediated by excitatory amino acids and their involvement in synaptic plasticity
  • The role of NMDA receptors in use-dependent synaptic plasticity of the visual cortex
  • Presynaptic mechanisms in the maintenance of long-term potentiation: the role of arachidonic acid
  • Control of GABA release by glutamate agonists in neonatal hippocampal neurons.