Two Loci of Expression for Long-Term Depression at Hippocampal Mossy Fiber-Interneuron Synapses

Two distinct forms of long-term depression (LTD) exist at mossy fiber synapses between dentate gyrus granule cells and hippocampal CA3 stratum lucidum interneurons. Although induction of each form of LTD requires an elevation of postsynaptic intracellular Ca 2+ , at Ca 2+ -impermeable AMPA recept…