Forsythe I D, Barnes-Davies M
Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leicester, Maurice Shock Medical Sciences Building, University Road, PO Box 138, Leicester, LE1 9HN, UK.
Curr Biol. 1997 Jun 1;7(6):R362-5. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(06)00175-8.
Metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved in the modulation of synaptic transmission; their localization in perisynaptic areas would appear to limit their activation by endogenous glutamate, but recent reports suggest that this strategic placement allows use-dependent activation of these synaptic modulators.