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Vesicular Glutamate Transporters in Synapses by cristell vidal bautista is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the identification of two distinct vesicular glutamate transporters, VGLUT1 and VGLUT2, which define two classes of excitatory synapses in the brain. VGLUT1 is expressed in a subset of glutamate neurons, while VGLUT2 is found in neurons that do not express VGLUT1, particularly in regions such as the thalamus and brainstem. The complementary expression patterns of these transporters suggest they play different roles in glutamate release and excitatory neurotransmission.
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- cristell vidal bautista
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- EN