Glutamate in the glomus cells of the cat carotid body: Immunocytochemistry and in vitro release

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 625-631

  Torrealba, Fernando ^a   Bustos, Gonzalo ^a   Montero, Vincente M ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; POTASSIUM;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAROTID BODY; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; GLOMUS;

EID: 0029977353     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-0186(95)00130-1     Document Type: Article

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