Analysis of excitatory synapses in the guinea pig inferior colliculus: A study using electron microscopy and GABA immunocytochemistry

Neuroscience

Volumn 237, Issue , 2013, Pages 170-183

  Nakamoto, K T ^a   Mellott, J G ^a   Killius, J ^a   Storey Workley, M E ^a   Sowick, C S ^a   Schofield, B R ^a  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory; Circuit; Dendritic spines; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Inhibition; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; DENDRITIC SPINE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE VESICLE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GUINEA PIGS; INFERIOR COLLICULI; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84875246649     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.01.061     Document Type: Article

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