Synaptic plasticity. A molecular switch for memory.
The metabotropic glutamate receptor controls a molecular switch that, when activated, generates a conditioned state essential for the induction of long-term potentiation of synaptic transmission in the hippocampus.
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Department of Physiology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
D000818:Animals; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000502:physiology; D017774:Long-Term Potentiation / Q000502:physiology; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D018091:Receptors, AMPA / Q000502:physiology; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / Q000502:physiology; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000502:physiology; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology
D018091:Receptors, AMPA; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate