Selective synaptic distribution of kainate receptor subunits in the two plexiform layers of the rat retina

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 9298-9307

  Brandstätter, Johann Helmut ^a   Koulen, Peter ^a   Wässle, Heinz ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amacrine cells; Ganglion cells; GluR6 7; Horizontal cells; Immunocytochemistry; Inner plexiform layer; KA2; Kainate receptor subunits; OFF bipolar cells; ON bipolar cells; Outer plexiform layer

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA HORIZONTAL NERVE CELL;

EID: 0030691796     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-23-09298.1997     Document Type: Article

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