Expression of the glutamate transporter GLT1 in neural cells of the rat central nervous system: Non-radioactive in situ hybridization and comparative immunocytochemistry

Neuroscience

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 989-1004

  Schmitt, A ^a   Asan, E ^a   Puschel B ^a   Jons Th ^a   Kugler, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Glutamate transporter 1; glutamatergic pathways; Neurons

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROTRANSMITTER TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029880185     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(95)00477-7     Document Type: Article

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