The AMPA (α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid)-type glutamate receptor mainly mediates fast excitatory neurotransmission in the vertebrate central nervous system 1. The accumulated ...

Researchers identify the hydration of molecules - besides their size and charge - as an additional factor in the removal of ...

In this study, we have examined the molecular basis for the developmental profile of AMPA and NMDA responses at glutamatergic synapses. In the hippocampus and other brain regions, transmission is ...

AMPA receptors are an important regulating factor in the connection between our nerve cells. However, researchers have demonstrated that it is not the amount of AMPA receptors inside the cell that are ...

One of the earliest signs of amyloid-β (Aβ) toxicity is synaptic loss, and recent work from a number of labs has shown that Aβ causes depressed synaptic transmission due to removal of cell surface ...

McGill University researchers have demonstrated that AMPA receptors (AMPARs), which mediate fast excitatory neurotransmission in the brain fundamental to learning and memory processes, exhibit varying ...

Behind every successful neuron, and some unsuccessful ones, there are astrocytes. These accessory cells nurture and protect their finicky neighbors by providing nutrients, neurotrophic factors, and ...

Jim Obergefell (Credit: Human Rights Campaign). Subscribe free to Metro Weekly’s digital magazine for the stories that matter most. The American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the chief ...