Evidence for glycinergic respiratory neurons: Botzinger neurons express mRNA for glycinergic transporter 2

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 407, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 583-597

  Schreihofer, Ann M ^a   Stornetta, Ruth L ^a   Guyenet, Patrice G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid; Glutamic acid decarboxylase 65; Glutamic acid decarboxylase 67; Glycine; Juxtacellular labeling; Substantia nigra pars reticulata

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, NEUTRAL; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLYCINE; GLYCINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0033577685     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19990517)407:4<583::AID-CNE8>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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