GABA and glycine in synaptic glomeruli of the rat spinal dorsal horn

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2492-2498

  Todd, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunocytochemistry; Presynaptic inhibition; Primary afferent; Spinal cord; Transmitter co localization

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENDRITE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; INTERNEURON; MALE; MYELINATED NERVE; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0030466645     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1996.tb01543.x     Document Type: Article

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