Characterization of an Amacrine Cell Type of the Mammalian Retina Immunoreactive for Vesicular Glutamate Transporter 3

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 468, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 251-263

  Haverkamp, Silke ^a   Wässle, Heinz ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amacrine cells; Glutamate; Glycine; Monkey retina; Mouse retina; Rat retina; Vesicular glutamate transporter 3

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CELL MARKER; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; DENDRITIC CELL; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LABELING INDEX; MONKEY; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; TISSUE SECTION;

AMACRINE CELLS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, ACIDIC; ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINA; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 0344550429     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10962     Document Type: Article

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