The free zinc concentration in the synaptic cleft of artificial glycinergic synapses rises to at least 1 micromolar

Zn2+ is concentrated into presynaptic vesicles at many central synapses and is released into the synaptic cleft by nerve terminal stimulation. There is strong evidence that synaptically released Zn2+ modulates glutamatergic neurotransmission, although there is debate concerning the peak concentratio...

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Main Authors: Yan Zhang, Angelo Keramidas, Joe Lynch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnmol.2016.00088/full