Long term potentiation
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membrane potential, neural plasticity
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calcium dependent change in synaptic efficacy that is thought to mediate the memory consolidation function of the brain; induction phase lasts 30-60 minutes and involves NMDA receptors, maintenance phase last 2-3 hours.
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- 344-354, September/October 1998 RESEARCH PAPER CA1 Long-Term Potentiation Is Diminished but Present in Hippocampal Slices from -CaMKII Mutant Mice Heather L.
- The best understood form of long-term potentiation is induced by the activation of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor complex.
- The ability of aged rats to sustain long-term potentiation is restored when the age-related decrease in membrane arachidonic acid concentration is reversed.
- 9: 58-65 | | | PDF Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation Is Reduced by Chronic Opiate Treatment and Can Be Restored by Re-Exposure to Opiates.
- long-term potentiation Wikipedia long-term potentiation An example of long-term potentiation (LTP).
- While there are many forms of short term plasticity, such as paired pulse facilitation/depression, these pages are intended to detail some of the work of Centre PIs in the area of long-term plasticity, namely long-term potentiation and long-term depression.
- Long-term potentiation--a decade of progress?Malenka RC, Nicoll RA.
- Go to Article >> Memory Tip Don't Sweat the Details Glossary Long-Term Potentiation (LTP) Long-term potentiation is a form of neuronal plasticity, which may form the biological basis for some kinds of memory.
- Can molecules explain long-term potentiation?Sanes JR, Lichtman JW.
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