2015
Formation, Maintenance, and Plasticity of Chemical Synapses
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Formation, Maintenance, and Plasticity of Chemical Synapses. 2015, 415-456. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0017.ChaptersAppropriate postsynaptic targetsPostsynaptic action potentialsImmediate early gene FosPostsynaptic receptorsPostsynaptic targetsNMDA receptorsExcitatory neuronsExcitatory synapsesPostsynaptic sitesPresynaptic terminalsPostsynaptic partnersAction potentialsNeuromuscular junctionSynapse formationCertain synapsesChemical synapsesAdult animalsElectrical activitySynapsesReceptorsBiochemical changesMental retardation proteinEph receptorsCoordinated activitySuch reorganization
2001
Formation, Maintenance, and Plasticity of Chemical Synapses
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Formation, Maintenance, and Plasticity of Chemical Synapses. 2001, 467-506. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNervous systemSynaptic connectionsFormation of synapsesAdult nervous systemSpecific synaptic connectionsImmature neuronsSynaptic contactsAdult neuronsMature neuronsElectrical stimulationSynaptic plasticityNeuronal formBrain functionChemical synapsesNeuronsElectrical activityNeurite elongationSynaptogenesisSynapsesProperties of cells
1998
High-frequency firing helps replenish the readily releasable pool of synaptic vesicles
Wang L, Kaczmarek L. High-frequency firing helps replenish the readily releasable pool of synaptic vesicles. Nature 1998, 394: 384-388. PMID: 9690475, DOI: 10.1038/28645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReleasable poolPotassium channel blocker tetraethylammoniumChannel blocker Cd2Synaptic vesiclesPresynaptic action potentialHigh-frequency stimulationVoltage-gated Ca2Short-term synaptic depressionCentral nervous systemPatch-clamp recordingsHigh-frequency firingGiant synapsesPostsynaptic mechanismsBuffer EGTAMouse auditoryBlocker tetraethylammoniumSynaptic activitySynaptic depressionPresynaptic terminalsNervous systemAction potentialsRate of replenishmentSynapsesCa2Key signal