Immunocytochemical localization of glycine and glycine receptors in the retina of the frog Rana ridibunda

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 317, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 227-235

  Vitanova, Lily ^a   Haverkamp, Silke ^b   Wässle, Heinz ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Frog Rana ridibunda (Anura); Gephyrin; Glycine; Glycine receptors; Retina

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; FROG; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; STRATIFICATION; STRATUM CORNEUM; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GLYCINE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RANA RIDIBUNDA; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RETINA;

ANURA; RANA RIDIBUNDA;

EID: 4544377422     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-004-0914-6     Document Type: Article

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