EM colocalization of AMPA and NMDA receptor subunits at synapses in rat cerebral cortex

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-40

  Kharazia, Viktor N ^a   Phend, Kristen D ^a   Rustioni, Aldo ^a   Weinberg, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colloidal gold; Dendritic spine; Glutamate; Immunocytochemistry; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0029888806     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12658-6     Document Type: Article

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