Mechanism of altered synaptic strength due to experience: Relation to long-term potentiation
Mechanism of altered synaptic strength due to experience: Relation to long-term potentiation
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DOI:
10.1016/0006-8993(96)00707-x
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发表时间:
1996-10-14
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Massicotte, G
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作者:
Foster, TC;Gagne, J;Massicotte, G
An increase in medial perforant synaptic strength can be observed for hippocampal slices from rats exposed to environmental enrichment. The expression of enhanced synaptic strength exhibits properties similar to long-term potentiation (LTP), a physiological model of memory storage. Similarities include an increase in strength of the synaptic response in the absence of an altered paired-pulse ratio and an increase in the binding of the glutamate agonist alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate. Furthermore, environmental enrichment interacts with the mechanisms responsible for the induction of LTP by inhibiting further increases in synaptic strength following LTP-inducing stimulation. The results provide evidence for experience-mediated influences on postsynaptic mechanisms regulating medial perforant path synaptic strength.