Selective formation of silent synapses on immaturate postsynaptic cells in cocultures of chick neurons of different ages

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 201-207

  Kiyosue, Kazuyuki ^a   Kasai, Michiki ^b   Taguchi, Takahisa ^a  

^a OSAKA NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

culture; development; glutamatergic synapse; NMDA receptor; non NMDA receptor; silent synapse; synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL CULTURE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICK EMBRYO; GLUTAMIC ACID; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0030999855     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(97)00008-4     Document Type: Article

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