Immunogold localization of the dopamine transporter: an ultrastructural study of the rat ventral tegmental area

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 5255-5262

  Nirenberg, Melissa J ^a  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Cocaine; Dendritic release; Dopamine; Electron microscopy; Immunogold; Mesocorticolimbic; Midbrain; Neurotoxicity; Plasma membrane; Transporter; Ultrastructure; Uptake; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; SLC6A3 PROTEIN, RAT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DOPAMINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 0031570853     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-14-05255.1997     Document Type: Article

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