Electron tomography on γ-aminobutyric acid-ergic synapses reveals a discontinuous postsynaptic network of filaments

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 522, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 921-936

  Linsalata, Alexander E ^a   Chen, Xiaobing ^a   Winters, Christine A ^a   Reese, Thomas S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid receptor; Gephyrin; Glycine receptor; Inhibitory synapse; Postsynaptic density

Indexed keywords

GEPHYRIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

GEPHYRIN; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; INHIBITORY SYNAPSE; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY; Γ-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE TOMOGRAPHY; FREEZE FRACTURING; GABAERGIC NEURONS; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NERVE NET; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES; VESICULAR INHIBITORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 84892461037     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.23453     Document Type: Article

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