Synaptic nests lack glutamate transporters in the cochlear nucleus of the mouse

Synapse

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-46

  Josephson, E M ^a,b   Morest, D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Auditory; Electron microscopy; Excitotoxicity; Lateral diffusion; Plasticity; Postembedding immunogold; Preembedding immunocytochemistry; Spillover

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER EAAC1; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER GLAST; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER GLT1; GLUTAMIC ACID; PEROXIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; EMBEDDING; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; GLIA CELL; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE ENDING; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC NEST; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 1; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 2; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 3; FEMALE; GLUTAMATE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MALE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; SYMPORTERS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0037799176     PISSN: 08874476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/syn.10201     Document Type: Article

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