Magnesium efflux from Drosophila Kenyon cells is critical for normal and diet-enhanced long-term memory

Dietary magnesium (Mg<sup>2+</sup>) supplementation can enhance memory in young and aged rats. Memory-enhancing capacity was largely ascribed to increases in hippocampal synaptic density and elevated expression of the NR2B subunit of the NMDA-type glutamate receptor. Here we show that Mg...

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Main Authors: Wu, Y, Funato, Y, Meschi, E, Jovanoski, KD, Miki, H, Waddell, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications 2020