Immunocytochemistry of glycine in small neurons of the granule cell areas of the guinea pig dorsal cochlear nucleus: A post-embedding ultrastructural study

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 8-9, 2002, Pages 423-434

  Alibardi, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRUSH BORDER; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONTACT INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; GRANULE CELL; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MOSSY FIBER; NERVE CELL; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SILVER STAINING; STELLATE CELL; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

ANIMALS; AXONS; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; DENDRITES; GLYCINE; GOLD; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTIC VESICLES;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0038179421     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023639621977     Document Type: Article

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