AMPA Receptor Structural Details (VIDEO)

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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The AMPA receptor adopts a self-shutoff mechanism during desensitization to protect the neuron.

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Alexander Sobolevsky and Edward Twomey, Columbia University Medical Center

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Credit Alexander Sobolevsky and Edward Twomey, Columbia University Medical Center

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