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Nanoscale Reorganization of Glutamate Receptors Underlies Synaptic Plasticity and Pathology

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This insight was supported by the STI2030-Major Project (2021ZD0202503), the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB39010700), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2021M703089), and the Fundamental Research Funds from the University of Science and Technology of China (WK9110000141).

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Chen, JH., Tang, AH. Nanoscale Reorganization of Glutamate Receptors Underlies Synaptic Plasticity and Pathology. Neurosci. Bull. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-024-01180-8

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