The Birth and Death of a Neuron
B.Levitan I, Kaczmarek L. The Birth and Death of a Neuron. 2001, 375-394. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195145236.003.0015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNervous systemNeuronal developmentProfound plastic changesAdult nerve cellsGrowth of axonsConnections of neuronsImmature neuronsSynaptic contactsNew neuronsNeuronal plasticityDendritic processesNeuronal formPlastic changesSynaptic connectionsNerve cellsNeuronal structuresNeuronsAdult animalsSelect groupDeathAdultsNormal courseCellsEarly stepsAxonsFormation, 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 cellsPresynaptic target of Ca2+ action on neuropeptide and acetylcholine release in Aplysia californica
Ohnuma K, Whim M, Fetter R, Kaczmarek L, Zucker R. Presynaptic target of Ca2+ action on neuropeptide and acetylcholine release in Aplysia californica. The Journal Of Physiology 2001, 535: 647-662. PMID: 11559764, PMCID: PMC2278817, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.00647.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensory neuronsCholinergic synapsesPeptidergic synapsesAcetylcholine releasePostsynaptic responsesAction potentialsMost synaptic contactsIntracellular calcium concentrationPeptidergic vesiclesSingle action potentialAplysia californicaDose-response curveDense-core vesiclesNeuron B2Neuron B3Cholinergic transmissionSynaptic contactsLinear dose-response curvePostsynaptic neuronsPresynaptic neuronsCholinergic releasePresynaptic targetCholinergic vesiclesReleasable poolPatch pipette