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
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
1981
Enhanced parallel fiber frequency-following after reduction of postsynaptic activity
Kocsis J, Malenka R, Waxman S. Enhanced parallel fiber frequency-following after reduction of postsynaptic activity. Brain Research 1981, 207: 321-331. PMID: 6258738, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(81)90367-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcium antagonistsSynaptic activityPostsynaptic activityParallel fibersRat cerebellar cortexParallel fiber volleyFiber volleyNeuronal elementsPresynaptic elementsSynaptic potentialsCerebellar cortexLocal superfusionStimulation trainsSlow potentialsEnhancing effectAntagonistExtracellular pathwaysSuperfusionVolleysActivityCortexCerebellum