Russell D. Romeo, Ph.D., and Bruce S. McEwen, Ph.D.
Dr. Romeo is a Fellow, Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, The Rockefeller University, New York.
Drs. Romeo and McEwen report no commercial conflict of interest.
This activity is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Forest Laboratories.
Release Date: 11/01/2003
Termination Date: 11/01/2006
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).
Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
 
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this Cyberounds
®, the participant should be able to:
- Identify the two major classes of glutamate receptor
- Describe the subunits and subtypes of these glutamate receptors
- Discuss the contribution of these receptors to synaptic transmission and plasticity.