N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors containing the NR2D subunit in the retina are selectively expressed in rod bipolar cells

Neuroscience

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1105-1112

  Wenzel, A ^a   Benke, D ^a   Mohler, H ^a   Fritschy, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

confocal laser scanning microscopy; immunohistochemistry; N methyl D aspartate receptor; rabbit retina; rat retina; rod bipolar cell

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PROTEIN KINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RABBIT; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA ROD;

ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOENZYMES; MALE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN KINASE C; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RETINA; RODS (RETINA); SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030993145     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00663-X     Document Type: Article

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