Glutamatergic neurotransmission in the nucleus tractus solitarii: Structural and functional characteristics

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 145-153

  Baude, Agnès ^a   Strube, Caroline ^a   Tell, Fabien ^a   Kessler, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

AMPA receptors; Metabotropic receptors; NMDA receptors; Synaptic plasticity; Synaptogenesis; Vesicular glutamate transporters

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GLIA; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GLUTAMIC ACID; HUMANS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 70349232858     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2009.03.004     Document Type: Review

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