Target-specific factors regulate the formation of glutamatergic transmitter release sites in cultured neocortical neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 10004-10013

  Mohrmann, Ralf ^a   Werner, Markus ^a   Hatt, Hanns ^a   Gottmann, Kurt ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

AMPA receptors; GABAergic synapses; Glutamatergic synapses; Neocortical neurons; NMDA receptors; Synapse formation; Target neurons

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SYNAPSIN I;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NEOCORTEX; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 0033571860     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-22-10004.1999     Document Type: Article

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