Targeted in vivo expression of proteins in the calyx of Held

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 449, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 319-333

  Wimmer, Verena C ^a   Nevian, Thomas ^a   Kuner, Thomas ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auditory system; Brain slice; Neurotransmitter release; Presynaptic mechanisms; Stereotaxic injection; Synaptic transmission; Two photon imaging; Viral gene transfer

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEMLIKI FOREST ALPHAVIRUS; SINDBIS VIRUS; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THERMOGRAPHY; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; DNA, VIRAL; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC VECTORS; MICROINJECTIONS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SINDBIS VIRUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 11244321829     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-004-1327-9     Document Type: Article

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