Differential expression of nerve terminal protein isoforms in VAChT- containing varicosities of the spinal cord ventral horn

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 411, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 578-590

  Hellström, Johan ^a   Arvidsson, Ulf ^a   Elde, Robert ^b   Cullheim, Staffan ^a   Meister, Björn ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; C bouton; Exocytosis; Immunohistochemistry; Renshaw; Synaptic protein

Indexed keywords

SYNAPSIN I; SYNAPSIN II; SYNAPTOBREVIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; SYNAPTOTAGMIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RENSHAW CELL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN;

EID: 0033530070     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19990906)411:4<578::AID-CNE4>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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