Target- and input-dependent organization of AMPA and NMDA receptors in synaptic connections of the cochlear nucleus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 522, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 4023-4042

  Rubio, María E ^a   Fukazawa, Yugo ^b,e   Kamasawa, Naomi ^b,f   Clarkson, Cheryl ^a   Molnár, Elek ^c   Shigemoto, Ryuichi ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^f MAX PLANCK FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal cochlear nucleus; Electron microscopy; GluN1; RRID: AB_94946; RRID: nif 0000 30467; SDS freeze fracture immunolabeling; Synapses; Ventral cochlear nucleus

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLS BY BODY ANATOMY; COCHLEAR NERVE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONNECTOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DENDRITIC CELL; FREEZE FRACTURE; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINDLE CELL; SYNAPSE; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; NERVE CELL; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; COCHLEAR NERVE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; FREEZE FRACTURING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURONS; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84911975062     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.23654     Document Type: Article

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