2009
Increased anxiety‐like behavior in mice lacking the inhibitory synapse cell adhesion molecule neuroligin 2
Blundell J, Tabuchi K, Bolliger M, Blaiss C, Brose N, Liu X, Südhof T, Powell C. Increased anxiety‐like behavior in mice lacking the inhibitory synapse cell adhesion molecule neuroligin 2. Genes Brain & Behavior 2009, 8: 114-126. PMID: 19016888, PMCID: PMC2648807, DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2008.00455.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnxietyBehavior, AnimalBlotting, WesternCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalElectroshockGene DeletionInterpersonal RelationsLearningMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ElectronMotor ActivityNerve Tissue ProteinsPainPain MeasurementPostural BalanceSocial BehaviorSynapsesConceptsInhibitory synaptic functionInhibitory synaptic punctaAnxiety-like behaviorSynaptic functionInhibitory synapsesSynaptic punctaMutant miceInhibitory synapse numbersPostsynaptic cell adhesion moleculesBehavioral phenotypesSocial interaction deficitsSymmetric synapsesPain sensitivitySynapse numberCell adhesion moleculeNeuroligin-2Global deletionMiceAdhesion moleculesInteraction deficitsMarked increaseSynapsesBehavioral changesSynapse propertiesPuncta
1993
Cholinergic innervation of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus in the monkey: Ultrastructural evidence supportive of functional diversity
Schwartz M, Mrzljak L. Cholinergic innervation of the mediodorsal thalamic nucleus in the monkey: Ultrastructural evidence supportive of functional diversity. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1993, 327: 48-62. PMID: 8432908, DOI: 10.1002/cne.903270105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal circuit neuronsCell dendritesCircuit neuronsCholinergic innervationSymmetric synapsesImmunoreactive axonsSynaptic profilesMediodorsal thalamic nucleusEnzyme choline acetyltransferaseChAT-immunoreactive axonsFrequency of synapsesAssociation nucleiExtraglomerular neuropilCholinergic inputSynaptic contactsCholine acetyltransferaseThalamic nucleiSynaptic organizationParvicellular divisionElectron microscopic examinationMediodorsal nucleusGlomerular regionPrimate thalamusMacaque monkeysMD nucleus
1989
Changes in synaptic density in motor cortex of rhesus monkey during fetal and postnatal life
Zecevic N, Bourgeois J, Rakic P. Changes in synaptic density in motor cortex of rhesus monkey during fetal and postnatal life. Brain Research 1989, 50: 11-32. PMID: 2582602, DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(89)90124-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor cortexSynaptic densityCortical plateRhesus monkeysDensity of synapsesTransient subplate zonePrimate motor cortexSecond postnatal monthTime of birthVolume of neuropilMicrons 3Non-human primatesSubplate zoneSymmetric synapsesAsymmetric synapsesDendritic shaftsSynaptic contactsLaminar distributionFirst synapsePostnatal monthDendritic spinesPostnatal lifeSynaptic connectionsAdult levelsCortexGABAA/benzodiazepine receptor-like immunoreactivity in rat and monkey cerebellum
Meinecke D, Tallman J, Rakic P. GABAA/benzodiazepine receptor-like immunoreactivity in rat and monkey cerebellum. Brain Research 1989, 493: 303-319. PMID: 2548668, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(89)91165-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor-like immunoreactivityGABAA/benzodiazepine receptorGolgi type II cellsType II cellsAxon terminalsBasket cellsBenzodiazepine receptorsCerebellar cortexCortical layersII cellsMonkey cerebellumUnlabeled axon terminalsCytoplasm of neuronsMossy fiber terminalsDeep cerebellar nucleiImmunoreactive dendritesSymmetric synapsesImmunostained neuronsInhibitory circuitsLabel neuronsGlial cellsNeuronal typesFiber terminalsGranule cellsStellate cells
1988
CCK-immunoreactive terminals form different types of synapses in the rat and monkey hippocampus
Leranth C, Frotscher M, Rakic P. CCK-immunoreactive terminals form different types of synapses in the rat and monkey hippocampus. Histochemistry And Cell Biology 1988, 88: 343-352. PMID: 3366638, DOI: 10.1007/bf00570293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic contactsMonkey hippocampusSymmetric synaptic contactsAsymmetric synaptic contactsDistribution of CCKExcitatory transmissionSymmetric synapsesDendritic shaftsPyramidal cellsRat hippocampusCA3 regionDendritic spinesPrimate hippocampusHippocampusCell bodiesRodent hippocampusSame neuropeptidesImmunocytochemical analysisPresent findingsRatsSynapsesImportant differencesAsymmetric contactsCholecystokininCA1
1984
Cytodifferentiation and synaptogenesis in the neostriatum of fetal and neonatal rhesus monkeys
Brand S, Rakic P. Cytodifferentiation and synaptogenesis in the neostriatum of fetal and neonatal rhesus monkeys. Brain Structure And Function 1984, 169: 21-34. PMID: 6721218, DOI: 10.1007/bf00300583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic densityDendritic shaftsFetal monthAsymmetric synapsesRhesus monkeysPostnatal rhesus monkeysNeonatal rhesus monkeysRound clear vesiclesFirst postnatal monthNeuronal cell bodiesShafts of dendritesGolgi impregnation methodEmbryonic day 60Axospinous synapsesSymmetric synapsesPresynaptic profilesPleomorphic vesiclesGlial cellsPostnatal monthAxonal profilesCaudate nucleusDendritic processesPostnatal developmentClear vesiclesCell bodies
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