Expression of mRNAs related to the GABAergic and glutamatergic neurotransmitter systems in the human thalamus: Normal and schizophrenic

Thalamus and Related Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 349-369

  Popken, Gregory J ^a   Leggio, Maria G ^b   Bunney Jr , William E ^c   Jones, Edward G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPA receptor subunits; Calcium calmodulin dependent protein kinase; GABAA; Glutamic acid decarboxylase; NMDA receptor subunits; Receptor subunits; Thalamic nuclei

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA1; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA5; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BETA2; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR GAMMA2; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 67; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 2; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 4; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 5; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 6; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN) II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL LOSS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THALAMUS;

EID: 0347161155     PISSN: 14729288     EISSN: 17448107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-9288(02)00008-0     Document Type: Article

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