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Information Processing and Synaptic Transmission
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[1] Gardoni F, Di Luca M. Targeting
glutamatergic synapses in Parkinson’s
disease. Current Opinion in
Pharmacology. 2015;20:24-28. DOI:
10.1016/j.coph.2014.10.011
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Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology.
2012;4:1-18. DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.
a005777
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its receptors in autism and the use of
glutamate receptor antagonists in
treatment. Journal of Neural
Transmission. 2014;121:891-905. DOI:
10.1007/s00702-014-1216-0
[4] Gulyás AI, Megías M, Emri Z,
Freund TF. Total number and ratio of
excitatory and inhibitory synapses
converging onto single interneurons of
different types in the CA1 area of the rat
hippocampus. Journal Neuscience. 1999;
19:10082-10097
[5] Megías M, Emri Z, Freund TF,
Gulyás AI. Total number and
distribution of inhibitory and excitatory
synapses on hippocampal CA1
pyramidal cells. Neuroscience. 2001;
102:527-540
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inhibitory synaptic placement and
functional implications. In: Emoto K,
Wong R, Huang E, Hoogenraad C,
editors. Dendrites. Japan: Springer;
2016. pp. 467-487. DOI: 10.1007/978-4431-56050-0-18
[7] Bartesaghi R, Di Maio V, Gessi T.
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entorhinal cortex by presubicular
commissural projections. Journal of
Comparative Neurology;487(3):
283-299. DOI: 10.1002/cne.20547.
Available from: https://onlinelibrary.
wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cne.20547
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factors influencing AMPA and NMDA
synaptic response variability: A review.
Neuronal Signaling. 2017;1:1-11. DOI:
10.1042/NS20160051
[9] Rall W. Electrophysiology of a
dendritic neuron model. Biophysical
Journal. 1962;2:145-167
[10] Rall W, Rinzel J. Branch input
resistance and steady attenuation for
input to one branch of a dendritic
neuron model. Biophysical Journal.
1973;13:648-688
[11] Häusser M. Synaptic function:
Dendritic democracy. Current Biology.
2001;11(1):R10-R12. DOI: 10.1016/
S0960-9822(00)00034-8. ISSN 0960–
9822. Available from: http://www.
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/
S0960982200000348
[12] Rumsey CC, Abbott LF. Synaptic
democracy in active dendrites. Journal
of Neurophysiology. 2006;96(5):
2307-2318. DOI: 10.1152/jn.00149.2006
[13] Han J, Pluhackova K, Böckmann RA.
The multifaceted role of snare proteins
in membrane fusion. Frontiers in
Physiology. 2017;8:5. DOI: 10.3389/
fphys.2017.00005. Available from:
https://www.frontiersin.org/article/
10.3389/fphys.2017.00005
[14] Ventriglia F, Di Maio V. A Brownian
simulation model of glutamate synaptic
diffusion in the femtosecond time
scale. Biological Cybernetics. 2000;83:
93-109
[15] Clements JD, Lester RA, Tong G,
Jahr CE, Westbrook GL. The time
course of glutamate in the synaptic cleft.
Science. 1992;258(5087):1498-1501.
DOI: 10.1126/science.1359647. ISSN:
0036-8075
105
Information Processing and Synaptic Transmission
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.88405