Essays about: "fEPSP"

Found 1 essay containing the word fEPSP.

  1. 1. Long-term depression in the rat hippocampus as a memory model : Interrogating the role of protein synthesis in NMDA- and mGluR-dependent synaptic plasticity

    University essay from Institutionen för vård och natur

    Author : Sameh Mohammad; [2010]
    Keywords : synaptic plasticity; NMDA; mGluR; Long-term depression; LTD; LTP; fEPSP; hippocampus; protein synthesis; cornu ammonis; plasticity related proteins; Sprague-Dawley rats; action potential;

    Abstract : Long-term potentiation (LTP) and depression (LTD) are important forms of activity-dependent synaptic plasticity believed to play a role in memory at the cellular level. It has previously been described that synthesis of new proteins is needed to maintain LTP longer than a few hours. READ MORE