Early maturation of GABAergic synapses in mouse retinal ganglion cells

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-238

  Unsoeld, Thomas ^a   Stradomska, Alicja M ^a   Wang, Rui ^a   Rathjen, Fritz G ^a   Jüttner, Rene ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Development; GABA; Retina; Synaptic transmission; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BICUCULLINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39149101445     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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