Histotypic mouse parietal cortex cultures: Excitation/inhibition ratio and ultrastructural analysis

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 156, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 64-70

  Benítez Díaz, Pedro ^a   Miranda Contreras, Leticia ^a   Peña Contreras, Zulma ^a   Dávila Vera, Delsy ^a   Mendoza Briceño, Rosa Virginia ^a   Palacios Prü, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Amino acid neurotransmitters; Critical period; Excitation inhibition ratio; In vitro development; Parietal cerebral cortex

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; TAURINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TISSUE INJURY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PARIETAL LOBE;

EID: 33747168242     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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