Glutamate receptor subunits in the nucleus of the tractus solitarius and other regions of the medulla oblongata in the cat

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 402, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-92

  Ambalavanar, R ^a   Ludlow, C L ^a   Wenthold, R J ^a   Tanaka, Y ^a   Damirjian, M ^a   Petralia, R S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPA; Cat; Glutamate; Immunohistochemistry; NMDA; Nucleus tractus solitarii

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CAT; FEMALE; GLIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CATS; CELL SIZE; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SOLITARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 0032495070     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19981207)402:1<75::AID-CNE6>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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