Development and localisation of GABAA receptor α1, α2, β2 and γ2 subunit mRNA in the chick optic tectum

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 469-480

  Rodríguez Gil, Diego J ^a   Vacotto, Marina ^a   Rapacioli, Melina ^b   Scicolone, Gabriel ^a   Flores, Vladimir ^a,b   Fiszer De Plazas, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

Author keywords

GABAergic synapses; Inhibitory neurotransmission; Visual system

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RNA, MESSENGER; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 24744431868     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20579     Document Type: Article

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