Synaptic plasticity: keeping synapses under control.
Recent studies have confirmed that a retrograde signal is produced at the neuromuscular junction that can adjust the efficacy of transmission to meet long-term changing needs. Genetic manipulations in Drosophila have begun to define the circumstances in which such signals are generated and how they act.
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Department of Neurosciences Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, USA.
D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology