Receptor trafficking

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Author: Dr. Paul C. Bressloff, Department of Mathematics, University of Utah

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This article will review recent experimental and theoretical work on the mechanisms underlying the trafficking of protein receptors (AMPA,NMDA) into and out of dendritic spines. Regulation of receptor trafficking is emerging as a major mechanism for the expression of synaptic plasticity.

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