Abstract
In this mini-review I consider the mechanisms by which activation of glutamate and acetylcholine metabotropic receptors can result in the induction of long-term depression. Two regions of the CNS will receive particular attention; the CA1 region of hippocampus and the perirhinal cortex.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Brain / physiology
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Long-Term Synaptic Depression / physiology*
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Neuronal Plasticity / physiology
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Receptors, Cholinergic / metabolism*
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Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / physiology*
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Signal Transduction / physiology
Substances
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Receptors, Cholinergic
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Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate