Survival and synaptogenesis of hippocampal neurons without NMDA receptor function in culture

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2192-2198

  Okabe, Shigeo ^a   Vicario Abejón, Carlos ^a   Segal, Menahem ^a   McKay, Ronald D G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Dendritic spine; Hippocampus; Knockout mice; Synapse formation

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SYNAPSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; GENOTYPE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 0031817010     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1998.00233.x     Document Type: Article

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