VGluT2 immunochemistry identifies thalamocortical terminals in layer 4 of adult and developing visual cortex

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 484, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 458-473

  Nahmani, Marc ^a   Erisir, Alev ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Geniculocortical; Morphology; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FERRET; GENICULATE BODY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MICROSCOPY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RELIABILITY; STRIATE CORTEX; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANIMALS; AXONS; FERRETS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; THALAMUS; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 2; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 16444380571     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20505     Document Type: Article

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