Human NT2 neurons express a large variety of neurotransmission phenotypes in vitro

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 422, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 380-395

  Guillemain, Isabelle ^a   Alonso, Gérard ^a   Patey, Gilles ^a   Privat, Alain ^a   Chaudieu, Isabelle ^a  

^a INSTITUT CHARLES GERHARDT   (France)

Author keywords

Coexpression; Confocal microscopy; Electron microscopy; Human teratocarcinoma; Neuropeptide; Neurotransmitter

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; CALCITONIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; METENKEPHALIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROTRANSMITTER; OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PEPTIDES; PHENOTYPE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TERATOMA; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0034601131     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9861(20000703)422:3<380::AID-CNE5>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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