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. 2015 Dec 14;5(4):3448–3466. doi: 10.3390/biom5043448

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Signaling mechanisms downstream of presynaptic NMDA receptor activation. Presynaptic NMDARs control spontaneous glutamate release, timing-dependent LTD and pattern-dependent LTD through three distinct signaling pathways. Facilitation of spontaneous release does not depend on calcium influx. Timing-dependent LTD appears to require coincident activation of presynaptic CB1 receptors and glutamate release from astrocytes.