Immunocytochemical study of glycine receptors in the retina of the frog Xenopus laevis

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-245

  Vitanova, Lily ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Clawed frog Xenopus laevis; Gephyrin; Glycine receptors; Glycine receptors subunits; Retina

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; GLYCINE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FROG; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RETINA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANURA; XENOPUS (GENUS); XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 33646889532     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-005-0076-7     Document Type: Article

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