Immunohistochemical study on the distribution of the voltage-gated calcium channel α1B subunit in the mature rat brain

Brain Research

Volumn 866, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 274-280

  Chung, Yoon Hee ^a   Shin, Chung Min ^a   Park, Kyeong Han ^a   Cha, Choong Ik ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Mature rat brain; N type channel; Voltage gated calcium channel (VGCC); 1B subunit

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MATURATION; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREBRAIN; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, N-TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNELS, R-TYPE; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RATS;

EID: 0034595890     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02289-7     Document Type: Article

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