Immunocytochemical and stereological analysis of GABAB receptor subunit expression in the rat vestibular nucleus following unilateral vestibular deafferentation

Brain Research

Volumn 1037, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 107-113

  Zhang, Rong ^a   Ashton, John ^a   Horii, Arata ^a   Darlington, Cynthia L ^a   Smith, Paul F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

GABA; GABA(B) receptors; Unilateral labyrinthectomy; Unilateral vestibular deafferentation; Vestibular compensation; Vestibular nucleus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B1 RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B2 RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAFFERENTATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 14944364095     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.01.018     Document Type: Article

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