Colocalization of GABA, glycine, and their receptors at synapses in the rat spinal cord

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 974-982

  Todd, A J ^a,c   Watt, C ^a   Spike, R C ^a   Sieghart, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

electron microscopy; GABA(A) receptor; gephyrin; glycine receptor; immunocytochemistry; transmitter colocalization

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029927346     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-03-00974.1996     Document Type: Article

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