Early development of GABAergic cells of the retina in sharks: An immunohistochemical study with GABA and GAD antibodies

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-16

  Ferreiro Galve, Susana ^a   Candal, Eva ^a   Carrera, Iván ^a   Anadón, Ramón ^a   Rodríguez Moldes, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elasmobranches; GABA; GAD; Marginal retina; Neuroblastic cells; Retinofugal fibres

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NEUROBLAST; NEUROEPITHELIAL BODY; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; SHARK; SYNAPTOGENESIS; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; NEURONS; RETINA; SHARKS;

EID: 46749113773     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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