Neuronal glutamate uptake contributes to GABA synthesis and inhibitory synaptic strength

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2040-2048

  Mathews, Gregory C ^a,b   Diamond, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA; Glutamate transporters; Hippocampus; Inhibition; Metabolism; Synaptic vesicles

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE CELL; NERVE ENDING; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0037444545     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-06-02040.2003     Document Type: Article

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