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Science 7 September 1979:
Vol. 205. no. 4410, pp. 1005 - 1007
DOI: 10.1126/science.224456
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Science, Vol 205, Issue 4410, 1005-1007
Copyright © 1979 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Chronic zinc deficiency alters neuronal function of hippocampal mossy fibers

GW Hesse

Low-frequency stimulation of hippocampal mossy fiber axons in zinc-deficient adult rats produced synaptic responses that declined in amplitude with successive stimuli. This response decrement is abnormal and suggests that the heavy deposits of zinc in mossy fiber boutons are important for synaptic transmission.


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