Differential glutamate immunoreactivity in glial cells of the retino- recipient layer of the viper optic tectum following retinal ablation. A quantitative EM immunogold study

Brain Research

Volumn 761, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 321-328

  Reperant J ^a,b   Rio, J P ^a,b   Wasowicz, M ^b   Ward, R ^b,c   Miceli, D ^c  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Degeneration; Glia; Glutamate; Immunocytochemistry; Optic terminal

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AXOPLASM; CELL DEGENERATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GLIA CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RETINA DETACHMENT; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ANIMALS; AXONS; DENERVATION; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROGLIA; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RETINA; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 17144465683     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00393-4     Document Type: Article

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