Identification of kainate-preferring glutamate receptor subunit Glur7 mRNA and protein in the rat median eminence

Brain Research

Volumn 814, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 231-235

  Eyigor, Ozhan ^a,b   Jennes, Lothar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; C fos; Immunocytochemistry; In situ hybridization; Kainic acid; Tanycyte

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KAINIC ACID; MEDIAN EMINENCE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, KAINIC ACID; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0032517802     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)01056-7     Document Type: Article

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