Short-Term Neuronal Plasticity Can Result From Inactivation of Kv3 Channels (IMAGE)

Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

Short-Term Neuronal Plasticity Can Result From Inactivation of Kv3 Channels

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A form of short-term neuronal plasticity known as analog-to-digital facilitation can result from brief somatic depolarizations lasting as little as 100 milliseconds. Such activity transiently makes Kv3.4 subunit containing channels unavailable thereby increasing the duration of the presynaptic spike and enhancing neurotransmitter release.

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Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

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