The serine racemase mRNA is expressed in both neurons and glial cells of the rat retina

Archives of Histology and Cytology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 123-129

  Takayasu, Naoko ^a   Yoshikawa, Masanobu ^b   Watanabe, Mariko ^c   Tsukamoto, Hideo ^a   Suzuki, Toshiyasu ^c   Kobayashi, Hiroyuki ^b   Noda, Setsuko ^d  

^a Laboratory for Molecular Science Research   (Japan)

^b Department of Clinical Pharmacology ^*  (Japan)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO SERINE; GLYCINE; ISOPROPAMIDE IODIDE; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RACEMASE; SERINE RACEMASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIA CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MUELLER CELL; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPTIC NERVE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RETINA; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; RACEMASES AND EPIMERASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINA; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 56049093039     PISSN: 09149465     EISSN: 13491717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1679/aohc.71.123     Document Type: Article

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