Synaptic distribution of the NR1, NR2A and NR2B subunits of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor in the rat lumbar spinal cord revealed with an antigen-unmasking technique

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 3301-3312

  Nagy, Gergely G ^a   Watanabe, Masahiko ^b   Fukaya, Masahiro ^b   Todd, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

amino 3 hydroxy 5 methyl 4 isoxazole propionic acid; Confocal microscopy; GluR2; Pain; Pepsin treatment

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; PEPSIN A; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GRAY MATTER; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PEPSIN A; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES;

EID: 10944258479     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03798.x     Document Type: Article

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