2000
Development of Glutamatergic Synaptic Activity in Cultured Spinal Neurons
Robert A, Howe J, Waxman S. Development of Glutamatergic Synaptic Activity in Cultured Spinal Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2000, 83: 659-670. PMID: 10669482, DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.2.659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAnimalsCells, CulturedExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsFetusGlutamic AcidMagnesiumMembrane PotentialsNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesQuinoxalinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, AMPAReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSpinal CordSynapsesTetrodotoxinConceptsSpontaneous synaptic activityCultured spinal neuronsSynaptic activitySpinal neuronsGlutamatergic synapsesSynaptic currentsGlutamatergic synaptic activityIsoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptorsSpontaneous synaptic currentsOlder neuronsSynaptic NMDARsExogenous glutamateNMDARAcid receptorsSynaptic regionNeuronsReceptor openingSignificant increaseTime courseSynapsesSequence of eventsActivityWeeksCourseReceptors
1998
Endogenous NMDA-Receptor Activation Regulates Glutamate Release in Cultured Spinal Neurons
Robert A, Black J, Waxman S. Endogenous NMDA-Receptor Activation Regulates Glutamate Release in Cultured Spinal Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1998, 80: 196-208. PMID: 9658041, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.1.196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBicucullineCells, CulturedExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGlutamic AcidNeuronsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, AMPAReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSpinal CordSynapsesTetrodotoxinTime FactorsConceptsAMPA excitatory postsynaptic currentsExcitatory postsynaptic currentsNMDA receptor activationCultured spinal neuronsNMDA receptorsSpinal neuronsPresynaptic terminalsNMDA receptor-mediated glutamatergic neurotransmissionSpontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currentsAspartate receptor activationNMDA receptor activityRelease of neurotransmittersNonsynaptic receptorsTTX applicationGlutamate releaseImmature neuronsGlutamatergic neurotransmissionPostsynaptic currentsSpinal cordReceptor activationReceptor activityQuantal sizeQuantal analysisCNS developmentElectrical activity
1987
Changes in synaptic morphology associated with presynaptic and postsynaptic activity: An in vitro study of the electrosensory organ of the thornback ray
Fields R, Ellisman M, Waxman S. Changes in synaptic morphology associated with presynaptic and postsynaptic activity: An in vitro study of the electrosensory organ of the thornback ray. Synapse 1987, 1: 335-346. PMID: 2901790, DOI: 10.1002/syn.890010407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostsynaptic membraneNeurotransmitter glutamateSynaptic morphologyUltrastructure of synapsesPresynaptic membraneRibbon synapsesDirect depolarizationSynaptic activityPostsynaptic activitySpontaneous activitySynaptic fatigueSynaptic efficacyMorphological changesSynaptic structureSynapsesCytoskeletal alterations