Journal
MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY
Volume 40, Issue 3, Pages 289-306Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-009-8087-7
Keywords
Time course; Diffusion; Competitive low-affinity antagonist; Neurotransmitter; Synapse
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- NINDS Intramural Research Program
- Human Frontier Science Program [RGP50/2006]
- Wellcome Trust [07662/Z/0/A]
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Establishing the temporal and concentration profiles of neurotransmitters during synaptic release is an essential step towards understanding the basic properties of inter-neuronal communication in the central nervous system. A variety of ingenious attempts has been made to gain insights into this process, but the general inaccessibility of central synapses, intrinsic limitations of the techniques used, and natural variety of different synaptic environments have hindered a comprehensive description of this fundamental phenomenon. Here, we describe a number of experimental and theoretical findings that has been instrumental for advancing our knowledge of various features of neurotransmitter release, as well as newly developed tools that could overcome some limits of traditional pharmacological approaches and bring new impetus to the description of the complex mechanisms of synaptic transmission.
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