Distribution of GABA(A) and glycine receptors in the mammalian retina

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 941-944

  Grünert, Ulrike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

GABA receptors; Ganglion cells; Glycine receptors; Retina

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MACACA; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RABBIT; RAT; RETINA; RETINA INNER PLEXIFORM LAYER; RETINA NERVE CELL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DENDRITE; HAPLORHINI; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; SENSORY GANGLION;

ANIMALS; CATS; DENDRITES; GANGLIA, SENSORY; HAPLORHINI; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; RABBITS; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RETINA;

EID: 0032589674     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.1999.03152.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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