Synaptic Structural Modification following Changes in Activity Induced by Tetanus Neurotoxin in Cat Abducens Neurons

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 471, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 201-218

  González Forero, David ^a,b   Pastor, Angel M ^a   Delgado García, Jose María ^c   De La Cruz, Rosa R ^a   Alvarez, Francisco J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deafferentation; Electron microscopy; Gephyrin; Homeostasis; Motoneuron; Oculomotor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CALRETININ; CARRIER PROTEIN; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GEPHYRIN; NEUROTOXIN; TETANUS TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VESICULAR GAMMA AMINOBUTYRIC ACID TRANSPORT PROTEIN; VESICULAR TRANSPORT PROTEIN;

ABDUCENS NERVE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOTONEURON; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

ABDUCENS NERVE; ANIMALS; CATS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETANUS TOXIN;

EID: 1542374594     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20039     Document Type: Article

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