GABAergic signaling in the developing cerebellum

Anatomical Science International

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 124-136

  Takayama, Chitoshi ^a   Inoue, Yoshiro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GABAA receptor; GABAergic synapse; GABAergic vesicle; Inhibitor transmission; Morphogenesis

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANXIETY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

EID: 4544287558     PISSN: 14476959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-073x.2004.00081.x     Document Type: Review

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