Localization of glycine receptors in the human forebrain, brainstem, and cervical spinal cord: An immunohistochemical review

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue NOV, 2011, Pages

  Baer, Kristin ^a   Waldvogel, Henry J ^b   Faull, Richard L M ^b   Rees, Mark I ^a,c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glycine receptor; Human brain; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CALRETININ; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; GEPHYRIN; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NEUROLIGIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER RECEPTOR; PARVALBUMIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN;

BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FOREBRAIN; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LASER MICROSCOPY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

EID: 84890882915     PISSN: 16625099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/neuro.02.025.2009     Document Type: Review

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