Decreased glutamate transport enhances excitability in a rat model of cortical dysplasia

Glutamate transporters function to maintain low levels of extracellular glutamate and play an important role in synaptic transmission at many synapses. Disruption of glutamate transporter function or expression can result in increased extracellular glutamate levels. Alterations in glutamate transpor...

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Main Authors: Susan L. Campbell, John J. Hablitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-11-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996108001599