Expression of NMDA receptor subunit mRNA in the vestibular ganglion of the rat and guinea-pig.
The expression of NMDA R1 receptor mRNA in the rat and guinea-pig vestibular ganglion was examined using in situ hybridization histochemistry. Most of the ganglion cells of both species were strongly labelled, supporting the view that NMDA-type glutamate receptors may be involved in the vestibular afferent neurotransmission.
Fujita
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
Usami
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Shinkawa
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Sato
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Kiyama
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Tohyama
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D000818:Animals; D017950:Ganglia, Sensory / Q000378:metabolism*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000378:metabolism*
D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate