Glutamate synaptic release

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Both NMDA and AMPA receptor components of excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) are produced by the brief (1 ms) appearance of free transmitter in the synaptic cleft (Fig 15-10A). Synaptically released glutamate thus... 

Diamond, J. S. and Jahr, C. E. (1997) Transporters buffer synaptically released glutamate on a submillisecond time scale. J. Neurosci. 17,4672-4687. 

Levetiracetam binds selectively to the synaptic vesicular protein SV2A. The function of this protein is not understood but it is likely that levetiracetam modifies the synaptic release of glutamate and GABA through an action on vesicular function. 

Gerdeman, G., and Lovinger, D. M. (2001). CB1 cannabinoid receptor inhibits synaptic release of glutamate in rat dorsolateral striatum. J. Neurophysiol. 85, 468-471. 

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