Distribution pattern of inhibitory and excitatory synapses in the dendritic tree of single masseter α-motoneurons in the cat

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 414, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 454-468

  Bae, Yong Chul ^a   Nakamura, Tatsuzo ^b   Ihn, Hye Jung ^a   Choi, Moon Hee ^a   Yoshida, Atsushi ^b   Moritani, Masayuki ^b   Honma, Shiho ^b   Shigenaga, Yoshio ^b  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Horseradish peroxidase; Immunogold; Intracellular; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; DENDRITE; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; JAW MOVEMENT; MASSETER MUSCLE; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CATS; DENDRITES; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; SYNAPSES; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEI;

EID: 0344604540     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19991129)414:4<454::AID-CNE3>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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