- Title Pages
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Dendrite structure
- Chapter 2 Evolution and scaling of dendrites
- Chapter 3 Dendrite development
- Chapter 4 Molecular determinants of dendrite and spine development
- Chapter 5 RNA targeting, trafficking, and translation in dendrites
- Chapter 6 Organization and regulation of the postsynaptic density
- Chapter 7 Subcellular distribution of neurotransmitter receptors and voltage-gated ion channels
- Chapter 8 Neurotransmitter-gated ion channels in dendrites
- Chapter 9 Dendritic voltage-gated ion channels
- Chapter 10 Biochemical compartmentalization in dendrites
- Chapter 11 Spine calcium signaling
- Chapter 12 An historical perspective on modeling dendrites
- Chapter 13 A theoretical view of the neuron as a plastic input-output device
- Chapter 14 Dendritic integration
- Chapter 15 Dendrites as transmitters
- Chapter 16 Why have dendrites?
- Chapter 17 Short stories about small brains
- Chapter 18 Functional plasticity at dendritic synapses
- Chapter 19 Structural plasticity of dendrites
- Chapter 20 Dendrites and disease
- Chapter 21 Conclusion
- Index
Neurotransmitter-gated ion channels in dendrites
Neurotransmitter-gated ion channels in dendrites
- Chapter:
- (p.189) Chapter 8 Neurotransmitter-gated ion channels in dendrites
- Source:
- Dendrites
- Author(s):
R. Angus Silver
Mark Farrant
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter discusses what has been learned from various approaches for investigating the functional properties of synapses. It focuses on synapses that use glutamate or γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) as a transmitter, as these represent the vast majority of CNS synapses. It examines the evidence that neurotransmitter receptors are heterogeneous, can be differentially distributed through the dendritic tree, are highly dynamic, and contribute to various forms of synaptic scaling.
Keywords: synapses, γ-aminobutyric acid, neurotransmitter receptors, dendritic tree, synaptic scaling, ion channels
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- Title Pages
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Dendrite structure
- Chapter 2 Evolution and scaling of dendrites
- Chapter 3 Dendrite development
- Chapter 4 Molecular determinants of dendrite and spine development
- Chapter 5 RNA targeting, trafficking, and translation in dendrites
- Chapter 6 Organization and regulation of the postsynaptic density
- Chapter 7 Subcellular distribution of neurotransmitter receptors and voltage-gated ion channels
- Chapter 8 Neurotransmitter-gated ion channels in dendrites
- Chapter 9 Dendritic voltage-gated ion channels
- Chapter 10 Biochemical compartmentalization in dendrites
- Chapter 11 Spine calcium signaling
- Chapter 12 An historical perspective on modeling dendrites
- Chapter 13 A theoretical view of the neuron as a plastic input-output device
- Chapter 14 Dendritic integration
- Chapter 15 Dendrites as transmitters
- Chapter 16 Why have dendrites?
- Chapter 17 Short stories about small brains
- Chapter 18 Functional plasticity at dendritic synapses
- Chapter 19 Structural plasticity of dendrites
- Chapter 20 Dendrites and disease
- Chapter 21 Conclusion
- Index