Simultaneous analysis of dendritic spine density, morphology and excitatory glutamate receptors during neuron maturation in vitro by quantitative immunocytochemistry

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 137-147

  Nwabuisi Heath, Evelyn ^a   LaDu, Mary Jo ^a   Yu, Chunjiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendritic spine analysis; Excitatory glutamate receptors; Long term primary neuron culture; Neuron maturation; Quantitative immunocytochemistry

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; DREBRIN; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 2; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; DENDRITIC SPINE; FLUORESCENCE; GLIA; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL AGING; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DENDRITIC SPINES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, AMPA;

EID: 84860326843     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2012.04.003     Document Type: Article

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