Glutamate receptors at bipolar synapses in the inner plexiform layer of primate retina: Light microscopic analysis

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 466, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 136-147

  Grünert, Ulrike ^a   Lin, Bin ^b   Martin, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

CD15 immunohistochemistry; Diffuse bipolar cells; Midget bipolar cells; Parallel pathways; Rod bipolar cells

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; CD15 ANTIGEN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 1; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 2; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 6; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 7; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROZEN SECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MARMOSET; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA INNER PLEXIFORM LAYER; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CALLITHRIX; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GLUTAMIC ACID; INTERNEURONS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, KAINIC ACID; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RETINA; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISION;

EID: 0141705247     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10862     Document Type: Article

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