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ReviewCerebellum (London, England)2012

Calcium as a trigger for cerebellar long-term synaptic depression.

Elizabeth A Finch, Keiko Tanaka, George J Augustine

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Review in Cerebellum (London, England), 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Elizabeth A FinchDepartment of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Keiko Tanaka
George J Augustine
Korea Institute of Science and Technology · KRDuke Medical Center · US

Funding

NIMH NIH HHS R01-MH06605
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerebellar long-term depression (LTD) is a form of long-term synaptic plasticity that is triggered by calcium(Ca2+) signals in the postsynaptic Purkinje cell. This Ca2+comes both from IP3-mediated release from intracellular Ca2+ stores, as well as from Ca2+ influx through voltage-gated Ca2+ channels. The Ca2+ signal that triggers LTD occurs locally within dendritic spines and is due to supralinear summation of signals coming from these two Ca2+ sources. The properties of this postsynaptic Ca2+signal can explain several features of LTD, such as its associativity, synapse specificity, and dependence on thetiming of synaptic activity, and can account for the slow kinetics of LTD expression. Thus, from a Ca2+ signaling perspective, LTD is one of the best understood forms of synaptic plasticity.

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AnimalsCalciumCalcium SignalingCerebellumHumansKineticsNerve FibersNeuronal PlasticitySynapsesSynaptic TransmissionCalcium

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PMID21975855
OpenAlexW2068126849

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