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Glutamate Receptors

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Beginner
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28:53

This lecture gives an overview of glutamatergic transmission.

Topics covered in this lesson
  • Glutamatergic excitatory synaptic transmission
  • Ionotropic glutamate receptors
  • AMPA and NMDA receptors
  • Measuring kinetics of ligand-gated ion channels
  • Current-voltage relationships for AMPA and NMDA receptors
  • Voltage-dependent magnesium block of NMDA receptors
  • AMPA receptor diversity and nomenclature
  • Kainate receptors
  • NMDA receptor diversity
  • Metabotropic glutamate receptors