Role of mast cell- and non-mast cell-derived inflammatory mediators in immunologic induction of synaptic plasticity

We have previously discovered a long-lasting enhancement of synaptic transmission in mammal autonomic ganglia caused by immunological activation of ganglionic mast cells. Subsequent to mast cell activation, lipid and peptide mediators are released which may modulate synaptic function. In this study...

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Main Authors: A.A.C. Albuquerque, J.H. Leal-Cardoso, D. Weinreich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1997-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1997000700014