Synapse formation and morphological differentiation of neuron types in embryonic rat dentate gyrus explants in vitro

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-23

  Werner, Markus ^a   Hatt, Hanns ^a   Gottmann, Kurt ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Denture gyrus; GABA; Glutamate; Granule cell; Mossy cell; Organotypic culture; Synapse formation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLUTAMIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DENTATE GYRUS; EMBRYO; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GRANULE CELL; MOSSY FIBER; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPSES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032515366     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(97)00145-4     Document Type: Article

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