BDNF-GFP containing secretory granules are localized in the vicinity of synaptic junctions of cultured cortical neurons

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1483-1493

  Haubensak, Wulf ^a   Narz, Frank ^a   Heumann, Rolf ^a   Leßmann, Volkmar ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

COS cell; Neurotrophin; Secretogranin II; Synaptic plasticity; Transfection

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; SECRETOGRANIN II; SYNAPSIN I;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; GOLGI COMPLEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY GRANULE; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COS CELLS; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SYNAPSES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031864392     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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