Visualization of glutamate release from rat spinal cord with a confocal laser scanning microscope

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-187

  Tohda, Chihiro ^a   Kuraishi, Yasushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Confocal laser scanning microscope; Glutamate; Nociception; Primary afferent

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CAPSAICIN; CAPSAZEPINE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; GRAY MATTER; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030025804     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-0102(95)00983-3     Document Type: Article

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