Visualization of Peptide Secretory Vesicles in Living Nerve Cells

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 789, Issue , 2011, Pages 137-145

  Park, Joshua J ^a   Loh, Y Peng ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Carboxypeptidase E; Hippocampal neurons; Peptidergic secretory vesicles; Vesicle trafficking

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPORATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; RAT; SECRETORY VESICLE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; ELECTROPORATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; RATS; SECRETORY VESICLES;

RATTUS;

EID: 80054748785     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-310-3_8     Document Type: Chapter

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