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Abstract
Experiments were performed to investigate whether intact intracellular Ca2+ pools are necessary for long-term potentiation (LTP) in the CA1 region of rat hippocampal slices. Thapsigargin (1 microM), which depletes most intracellular Ca2+ pools by blocking ATP-dependent Ca2+ uptake into intracellular compartments, blocked the induction but not the expression of LTP. Thapsigargin had no effect on synaptic transmission or on responses mediated by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor activation. These data suggest that Ca2+ release from intracellular stores is required for the induction of LTP.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1319014 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(92)90551-h
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN: 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046