A simple method to transfer plasmid DNA into neuronal primary cultures: Functional expression of the mGlu5 receptor in cerebellar granule cells

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 793-803

  Ango, Fabrice ^a   Albani Torregrossa, Serenella ^b   Joly, Cécile ^a   Robbe, David ^a   Michel, Jean Marie ^a   Pin, Jean Philippe ^a   Bockaert, Joël ^a   Fagni, Laurent ^a  

^a CCIPE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Big K+ channels; Culture; Green fluorescent protein; Metabotropic glutamate receptor; Neurones; Transfection

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LIPID; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; TRANSFAST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DNA TRANSFER; GRANULE CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLUM; DNA; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; MICE; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PLASMIDS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE;

EID: 0032919519     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3908(99)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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