Differential synaptic localization of the glutamate transporter EAAC1 and glutamate receptor subunit GluR2 in the rat hippocampus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 418, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 255-269

  He, Yong ^a   Janssen, William G M ^a   Rothstein, Jeffrey D ^b   Morrison, John H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPA receptor; Excitatory amino acids; Immunogold; Synaptic transmission; Transporter; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DENDRITE; GENE LOCATION; GENE STRUCTURE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SYNAPSE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 3; GLUTAMATE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; SYMPORTERS; SYNAPSES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033961498     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(20000313)418:3<255::AID-CNE2>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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