Quantitative analysis of the expression of the glutamate-aspartate transporter and identification of functional glutamate uptake reveal a role for cochlear fibrocytes in glutamate homeostasis

Neuroscience

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1307-1321

  Furness, D N ^a   Lawton, D M ^a   Mahendrasingam, S ^a   Hodierne, L ^a   Jagger, D J ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DEXTRO THREO BETA BENZYLOXYASPARTATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL TYPE; COCHLEA; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FIBROCYTE; GUINEA PIG; HAIR CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; COCHLEA; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER 1; FIBROBLASTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; GUINEA PIGS; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS;

EID: 67949104884     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.05.036     Document Type: Article

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