Evidence for connexin36 localization at hippocampal mossy fiber terminals suggesting mixed chemical/electrical transmission by granule cells

Brain Research

Volumn 1487, Issue , 2012, Pages 107-122

  Nagy, James I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gap junction; Granule cell; Mixed electrical chemical synapsis; Pyramidal cell

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 36; PARVALBUMIN; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 1;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; GAP JUNCTION; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPAL MOSSY FIBER; HIPPOCAMPAL STRATUM LUCIDUM; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERNEURON; LABELING INDEX; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURONS; LIM DOMAIN PROTEINS; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MOSSY FIBERS, HIPPOCAMPAL; NERVE ENDINGS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PARVALBUMINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 1; ZONULA OCCLUDENS-1 PROTEIN;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS; SYNAPSIS;

EID: 84869496995     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.05.064     Document Type: Article

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