behavior/neurological
• performance on an accelerating rotarod is deficient
• when rotarod speed is held constant, performance is normal
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cellular
• density of mitochondria in axons is reduced
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• motility of mitochondria in neurons is dramatically increased
• velocity of mitochondria in motion is unaffected
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nervous system
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• amplitude and kinetics of excitatory postsynaptic currents is similar to controls
• synaptic transmission is unaffected
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• proportion of presynaptic boutons with nearby mitochondria is significantly reduced
• about 33% of presynaptic boutons contain mitochondria
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• calcium ion buildup at presynaptic terminals under intense stimulation
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• delivery of high frequency pulse trains to presynaptic neurons results in substantial facilitation followed by depression
• persistent facilitation by application of short stimulus chains at 10 second intervals
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