Physiological role for GABAA receptor desensitization in the induction of long-term potentiation at inhibitory synapses

Following activation, GABAA receptors (GABAARs) undergo desensitization, the impact of which on inhibitory neurotransmission remains unknown. Here the authors describe an enduring form of long-term potentiation at inhibitory synapses that elevates synaptic current amplitude for 24 h following desens...

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Main Authors: Martin Field, Valentina Dorovykh, Philip Thomas, Trevor G. Smart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22420-9