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Abstract
Mechanisms regulating long-lasting, activity-dependent decreases in synaptic strength are poorly understood. Theoretical studies have suggested that the critical level (threshold) of synaptic activity needed to induce long-term depression (LTD) versus potentiation (LTP) of synaptic transmission should vary as a function of previous synaptic activity. In order to determine whether such a 'sliding threshold' is indeed a physiological phenomenon, we stimulated Schaffer collateral afferents in area CA1 of rat hippocampal slices at frequencies from 1 to 5 Hz before or after inducing LTP.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8390312 DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199305000-00034
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuroreport ISSN: 0959-4965 Impact factor: 1.837