Co-expression of vesicular glutamate transporters (VGLUT1 and VGLUT2) and their association with synaptic-like microvesicles in rat pinealocytes

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 382-391

  Morimoto, Riyo ^a   Hayashi, Mitsuko ^a   Yatsushiro, Shouki ^a   Otsuka, Masato ^a   Yamamoto, Akitsugu ^b   Moriyama, Yoshinori ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Pineal gland; Pinealocytes; Synaptic like microvesicle; Vesicular glutamate transporter 1; Vesicular glutamate transporter 2

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL FRACTIONATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXOCYTOSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PINEALOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SYNAPTIC VESICLES; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 1; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 2; VESICULAR TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037262467     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2003.01532.x     Document Type: Article

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