Glial and neuronal glutamine pools at glutamatergic synapses with distinct properties

Neuroscience

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1201-1212

  Shupliakov, O ^a   Ottersen, O P ^b   Storm Mathisen, J ^b   Brodin, L ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

glia; lamprey; mitochondria; neurotransmitter; spinal cord; synaptic vesicle

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOSTOME; GLIA CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSE VESICLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030891358     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00537-4     Document Type: Article

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