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Long-term Potentiation
Synapses are sites which transmit electric nerve impulses between nerve cells. Long-term potentiation (LTP) describes the strengthening of synapses to increase signal transduction between the nerve cells. Monitoring LTP is often used by neuroscientists and physicians to study memory.
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...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
APR 05, 2016
Health & Medicine
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...
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Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 01, 2016
Microbiology
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Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 24, 2016
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MAR 19, 2016
Cancer
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...
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Health & Medicine
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MAR 02, 2016
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...
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FEB 09, 2016
Microbiology
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...
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DEC 14, 2015
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...
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...
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NOV 28, 2015
Cardiology
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NOV 17, 2015
Cardiology
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...
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Kara Marker
NOV 04, 2015
Neuroscience
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...
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Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 26, 2015
Immunology
Sirolimus, an immunosuppressant drug, as recently been used in clinical trials for patients with autoimmune blood disord
...
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Kara Marker
OCT 17, 2015
Earth & The Environment
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...
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OCT 08, 2015
Plants & Animals
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...
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SEP 16, 2015
Cancer
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...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 08, 2015
Technology
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...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 31, 2015
Health & Medicine
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...
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