Synaptic connections of dorsal horn group II spinal interneurons: Synapses formed with the interneurons and by their axon collaterals

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 380, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-69

  Maxwell, D J ^a   Kerr, R ^a   Jankowska, E ^b   Riddell, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid; glutamate; glycine; immunogold reaction; Intracellular staining

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; INTERNEURON; MICROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CATS; DENDRITES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNEURONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0030891354     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19970331)380:1<51::AID-CNE4>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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