GABA-labeled terminals form proportionally more synapses with dopaminergic neurons containing low densities of tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactivity in rat ventral tegmental area

Brain Research

Volumn 559, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 44-55

  Bayer, Virginia E ^a   Pickel, Virginia M ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Dopamine; Dual labeling; Mesocorticolimbic system; Silver intensified immunogold; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMAL; ASTROCYTES; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; AXONS; DENDRITES; DOPAMINE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NERVE ENDINGS; NEURONS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; SYNAPSES; TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0025934324     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(91)90285-4     Document Type: Article

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