Localization of γ-aminobutyric acid a receptor subunits in the rat spiral ganglion and organ of Corti

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 709-714

  Yamamoto, Youhei ^a   Matsubara, Atsushi ^a   Ishii, Kenji ^a   Makinae, Kimitoshi ^a   Sasaki, Akira ^a   Shinkawa, Hideichi ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cochlea; Efferent; Immunohistochemistry; Inner hair cell; Neurotransmitter

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CORTI ORGAN; HAIR CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SPIRAL GANGLION; SYNAPSE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; DENDRITES; HAIR CELLS, INNER; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; ORGAN OF CORTI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA; SPIRAL GANGLION; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036437846     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655402/000028058     Document Type: Article

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