title: One lipid, two synaptic plasticity pathways.
abstract: A new study identifies an unexpected role for lysophosphatidic acid in modulating the strength of both excitatory and inhibitory synapses in the brain, but by different mechanisms. Read the accompanying Research Article.
authors.affiliation: Freelance Science Writer, Sherborn, Massachusetts, United States of America.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008246:Lysophospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D009435:Synaptic Transmission
chemical_list: D008246:Lysophospholipids; C032881:lysophosphatidic acid