Tangential synaptic distribution of NMDA and AMPA receptors in rat neocortex

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 238, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 41-44

  Kharazia, V N ^a   Weinberg, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anchoring proteins; Colocalization; Glutamate; Immunogold; Postsynaptic density; Receptor clustering; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEOCORTEX; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 0031456541     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00846-X     Document Type: Article

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