Vesicular release of glutamate utilizes the proton gradient between the vesicle and synaptic cleft
Glutamate is released from synaptic vesicles following formation of a fusion pore, connecting the vesicle interior with the synaptic cleft. Release is proposed to result from either full fusion of the vesicle with the terminal membrane or by ‘kiss-and-run’, where release occurs...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2010-07-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsyn.2010.00015/full |