Expression of glutamate transporters in human and rat retina and rat optic nerve

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-212

  Kugler, Peter ^a   Beyer, Astrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

EAAC1; GLAST; GLT1; GLT1 variant

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; PEPTIDE ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL TYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MUELLER CELL; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN VARIANT; RAT; RETINA; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RNA PROBE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMACRINE CELLS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 1; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 2; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 3; GLUTAMATE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; OLIGODENDROGLIA; OPTIC NERVE; PHOTORECEPTORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SYMPORTERS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141993526     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-003-0555-y     Document Type: Article

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