Cryo-EM Reveals How Brain Receptors Gate Calcium for Learning and Memory
Scientists image NMDA receptors at atomic resolution, uncovering how calcium enters and magnesium blocks the channel underlying neuroplasticity.
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Scientists image NMDA receptors at atomic resolution, uncovering how calcium enters and magnesium blocks the channel underlying neuroplasticity.
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