Quantitative analysis of immunogold labeling indicates low levels and non-vesicular localization of L-aspartate in rat primary afferent terminals

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 430, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 147-159

  Larsson, Max ^a   Persson, Stefan ^a   Ottersen, Ole Petter ^b   Broman, Jonas ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dorsal horn; Excitatory amino acids; Glutamate; Pain; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; CALIBRATION; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE ENDINGS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC VESICLES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035809121     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9861(20010205)430:2<147::AID-CNE1021>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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