Synaptogenesis in the rat retina: Subcellular localization of glycine receptors, GABA(A) receptors, and the anchoring protein gephyrin

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 381, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 158-174

  Sassoè Pognetto, Marco ^a,b   Wässle, Heinz ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Development; Electron microscopy; Immunocytochemistry; Mammalian retina; Synapse

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; GEPHYRIN; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; SYNAPSE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR BINDING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOGENESIS; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NEWBORN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RETINA; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RETINA; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0030984373     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19970505)381:2<158::AID-CNE4>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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