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. 1990 Aug 23;346(6286):724-9.
doi: 10.1038/346724a0.

Presynaptic mechanism for long-term potentiation in the hippocampus

J M Bekkers  1 , C F Stevens
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Presynaptic mechanism for long-term potentiation in the hippocampus

J M Bekkers et al. Nature. .

Abstract

Experiments analysing the statistical properties of synaptic transmission, before and after the induction of long-term potentiation (LTP), suggest that expression of LTP largely arises in a presynaptic mechanism--an increased probability of transmitter release.

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  • Is maintenance of LTP presynaptic?
    Korn H, Fassnacht C, Faber DS. Korn H, et al. Nature. 1991 Mar 28;350(6316):282. doi: 10.1038/350282a0. Nature. 1991. PMID: 1848920 No abstract available.
  • Maintenance is presynaptic.
    Bliss TV. Bliss TV. Nature. 1990 Aug 23;346(6286):698-9. doi: 10.1038/346698a0. Nature. 1990. PMID: 2167453 No abstract available.

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