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 reorganizationSynaptic Release of Neurotransmitters
Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Synaptic Release of Neurotransmitters. 2015, 187-212. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199773893.003.0009.ChaptersSynaptic vesiclesIndividual synaptic vesiclesRapid synaptic transmissionGenetic experimentsVoltage-dependent channelsEntry of calciumAmount of transmitterRelease of neurotransmittersSquid stellate ganglionFrog neuromuscular junctionNeurotransmitter releasePhysiological experimentsStellate ganglionSpecific synapsesSpecialized synapsesSynaptic transmissionSynaptic releaseRepetitive stimulationVesiclesPresynaptic terminalsNeuromuscular junctionAction potentialsFurther insightNeurotransmittersExocytosis
2001
Synaptic Release of Neurotransmitters
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. Synaptic Release of Neurotransmitters. 2001, 195-222. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChemical communicationSecretion of proteinsVertebrate neuromuscular junctionSpecific chemical signalsEvolutionary pressureMembranous vesiclesChemical signalsEndocrine cellsRecipient cellsCell typesNeuronal cellsSecretory cellsMessenger substancesExtracellular spaceMuscle cellsLong axonsCellsNeuromuscular junctionTarget cellsChemical transmittersSynaptic terminalsSynaptic releaseGiant synapseSynaptic junctionsExocytosis