Distribution of gephyrin in the human brain: An immunohistochemical analysis

Neuroscience

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 145-156

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

CNS; Inhibitory synapses; Postsynaptic membrane; Receptor clustering

Indexed keywords

GEPHYRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CELL LEVEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DENTATE GYRUS; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFERIOR OLIVE; MALE; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PUTAMEN; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; THALAMUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE LEVEL;

AGED; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0347296193     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(02)00550-X     Document Type: Article

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