Characterization of granular particles isolated from postsynaptic densities

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1694-1701

  Lai, Sun Ling ^a   Ling, Shuo Chien ^a   Kuo, Ling Ho ^a   Shu, Yu Chung ^a   Chow, Wei Yuan ^a   Chang, Yen Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Glutamate receptor; Granular particle; Postsynaptic density; Structure

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN) II;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; DISULFIDE BOND; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031688873     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.71041694.x     Document Type: Article

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