Synaptic Interactions between the Terminals of Slow-Adapting Type II Mechanoreceptor Afferents and Neurones Expressing γ-Aminobutyric Acid- and Glycine-Like Immunoreactivity in the Rat Spinal Cord

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 471, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 168-179

  Watson, Alan H D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dorsal horn; Sensory neurone; Synapse; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE; SLOW ADAPTING RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DENDRITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; INTERNEURON; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE; MECHANORECEPTORS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 1542284600     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20043     Document Type: Article

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