Expression and dendritic mRNA localization of GABAC receptor ρ1 and ρ2 subunits in developing rat brain and spinal cord

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1747-1758

  Rozzo, Aldo ^a,c   Armellin, Mara ^b   Franzot, Jessica ^a   Chiaruttini, Cristina ^b   Nistri, Andrea ^a   Tongiorgi, Enrico ^b  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Hippocampus; In situ hybridization; Motoneuron; Ventral root potential

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID C RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL LABELING; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERNEURON; MALE; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PURKINJE CELL; RETINA; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TESTIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; DENDRITES; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA; RNA, MESSENGER; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036460422     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2002.02013.x     Document Type: Article

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