Association of gephyrin and glycine receptors in the human brainstem and spinal cord: An immunohistochemical analysis

Neuroscience

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 773-784

  Baer, K ^a   Waldvogel, H J ^a   During, M J ^a   Snell, R G ^a   Faull, R L M ^a   Rees, M I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

CNS; Inhibitory synapse; Postsynaptic membrane; Receptor clustering

Indexed keywords

GEPHYRIN; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; GLYCINE RECEPTOR ALPHA 1; GLYCINE RECEPTOR ALPHA 2; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGLOSSAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

EID: 0242653677     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(03)00543-8     Document Type: Article

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