Immunohistochemical localization of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor NR1, NR2A, NR2B and NR2C/D subunits in the adult mammalian cerebellum

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 283, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-88

  Thompson, C L ^a   Drewery, D L ^a   Atkins, H D ^a   Stephenson, F A ^b   Chazot, P L ^b,c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Immunohistochemistry; Mammalian central nervous system; N methyl D aspartate receptor; NR1 subunit; NR2A subunit; NR2B subunit; NR2C D subunit; Subunit specific antibodies

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CELL TYPE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; GLIA; GRANULE CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNEURON; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CEREBELLUM; DENDRITES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNEURONS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MAMMALS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PURKINJE CELLS; RATS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 0034616074     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)00930-7     Document Type: Article

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