Development of glutamic acid decarboxylase immunoreactivity in the cat's lateral geniculate nucleus
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Glutamic acid decarboxylase-immunoreactive neurons and terminals in the lateral geniculate nucleus of the cat.
We have examined the distribution of neurons and terminals that are immunoreactive for glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), the synthesizing enzyme for the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid within the lateral geniculate nucleus of the cat. We estimate that GAD-positive neurons constitute approximately one-fourth of the neurons in all layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Neuroscience
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0270-6474,1529-2401
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.06-05-01410.1986