Neuregulin-1 at synapses on phrenic motoneurons

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 518, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 4213-4225

  Issa, Amine N ^a   Zhan, Wen Zhi ^a   Sieck, Gary C ^a,b   Mantilla, Carlos B ^a,b  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholinergic; Glutamatergic; NRG1; Synaptophysin; VAChT; VGLUT

Indexed keywords

NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORTER; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 1; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; GLUTAMATERGIC NERVE; MALE; NERVE; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; SYNAPSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEUREGULIN-1; PHRENIC NERVE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPSES;

EID: 77957919975     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22449     Document Type: Article

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