Effects of mGluR6-deficiency on photoreceptor ribbon synapse formation: Comparison of electron microscopic analysis of serial sections with random sections

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-46

  Tsukamoto, Yoshihiko ^a,b   Omi, Naoko ^a  

^a Studio Retina   (Japan)

^b HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cone pedicle; Grm6; mGluR6; Rod spherule; Synapse formation

Indexed keywords

METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 6; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; SYNAPTOGENESIS; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFICIENCY; GENETICS; MUTATION; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 6 DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; RETINA;

ANIMALS; DENDRITES; MICE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINAL ROD PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84896492420     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: 14698714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523813000473     Document Type: Article

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