Distribution of Glycine and GABA immunoreactivities in the Cochlear Nucleus: Quantitative Patterns of Putative Inhibitory Inputs on Three Cell Types

Journal of Brain Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 561-574

  Juiz, J M ^a   Helfert, R H ^b   Bonneau, J M ^c   Campos, M L ^a   Altschuler, R A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem; Auditory system; Cochlear nucleus; Immunocytochemistry; Inhibitory amino acids

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 1842523400     PISSN: 09448160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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