Immunohistochemical localization of the neuron-specific glutamate transporter EAAC1 (EAAT3) in rat brain and spinal cord revealed by a novel monoclonal antibody

Brain Research

Volumn 773, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 139-148

  Shashidharan, P ^a   Huntley, George W ^a   Murray, Jacinta M ^a   Buku, Angeliki ^a   Moran, Thomas ^a   Walsh, Michael J ^a   Morrison, John H ^a   Plaitakis, Andreas ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Excitatory; Immunocytochemist ry; Neurodegeneration; Schizophrenia; Transporter

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL STRAIN COS1; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SYNAPTOSOME;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 3; GLUTAMATE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; GLUTAMATES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RABBITS; RATS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPINAL CORD; SYMPORTERS; SYNAPSES; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0030716444     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00921-9     Document Type: Article

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