Synaptic vesicular localization and exocytosis of L-aspartate in excitatory nerve terminals: A quantitative immunogold analysis in rat hippocampus

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 6059-6070

  Gundersen, Vidar ^a   Chaudhry, Farrukh A ^a   Bjaalie, Jan G ^a   Fonnum, Frode ^b   Ottersen, Ole Petter ^a   Storm Mathisen, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Vista Norwegian Res Establishment   (Norway)

Author keywords

Astroglia; Electron microscopy; Glutamine; Hypoglycemia; Immunogold localization; L aspartate; L glutamate; Nerve endings; Synaptic vesicles

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXOCYTOSIS; GLIA CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MOUSE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

EID: 0032529722     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-16-06059.1998     Document Type: Article

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