Genetic ablation of VIAAT in glycinergic neurons causes a severe respiratory phenotype and perinatal death

Brain Structure and Function

Volumn 220, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 2835-2849

  Rahman, Jamilur ^c   Besser, Stefanie ^d   Schnell, Christian ^b,c,g   Eulenburg, Volker ^e   Hirrlinger, Johannes ^d,f   Wojcik, Sonja M ^f   Hülsmann, Swen ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Cluster of Excellence Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^g CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Electrophysiology; Embryonic development; Transmitter release; Vesicular filling

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 65; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 67; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; GLYCINE TRANSPORTER 2; VESICULAR INHIBITORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; GLYCINE TRANSPORTER; VIAAT PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HYPOGLOSSAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OMPHALOCELE; PERINATAL DEATH; PHENOTYPE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTOSOME; UMBILICAL HERNIA; ZONA INCERTA; ANIMAL; BRAIN STEM; GENETICS; HUMAN; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; METABOLISM; NERVE ENDING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; GLYCINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; HUMANS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR NEURONS; PERINATAL DEATH; PHENOTYPE; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC VESICLES; VESICULAR INHIBITORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 84940603061     PISSN: 18632653     EISSN: 18632661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-014-0829-2     Document Type: Article

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