Localization of the glutamate transporter protein GLAST in rat retina

Brain Research

Volumn 744, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 129-137

  Lehre, Knut P ^a   Davanger, Svend ^a   Danbolt, Niels C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

astrocyte; GLAST; glia; glutamate uptake; immunocytochemistry; Muller cell; pigment epithelium; retina

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER TRANSPORTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MUELLER CELL; NEUROTRANSMITTER UPTAKE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ASTROCYTES; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CARRIER PROTEINS; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCOPROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RATS; RETINA;

EID: 0031032196     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01022-0     Document Type: Article

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