Understanding the molecular diversity of GABAergic synapses

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue JUNE, 2011, Pages

  Sassoè Pognetto, Marco ^a,b   Frola, Elena ^a,b   Pregno, Giulia ^a,b   Briatore, Federica ^a,b   Patrizi, Annarita ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b National Institute of Neuroscience   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dystroglycan; Gaba a; Gabaergic synapse; Gephyrin; Neurexin; Neuroligin; Receptor; Synapse specificity

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; DYSTROPHIN ASSOCIATED PROTEIN COMPLEX; GEPHYRIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; MEMBRANE ASSOCIATED GUANYLATE CYCLASE KINASE; MEMBRANE ASSOCIATED GUANYLATE KINASE WITH INVERTED ORGANIZATION 2; SYNAPTIC SCAFFOLDING MOLECULE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84861232084     PISSN: 16625102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2011.00004     Document Type: Review

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