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Review
. 2000 Jun;10(3):342-51.
doi: 10.1016/s0959-4388(00)00094-5.

Synaptic kainate receptors

M Frerking  1 , R A Nicoll
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Review

Synaptic kainate receptors

M Frerking et al. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2000 Jun.

Abstract

Kainate receptors are a family of ionotropic glutamate receptors with poorly understood functions. Recent evidence firmly establishes kainate receptors as postsynaptic mediators of synaptic transmission. A second, presynaptic, modulatory role of kainate receptors has also been suggested, although the mechanism(s) involved remain controversial.

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