1995
Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Increases the Number of Excitatory Neurons Containing Glutamate in the Cerebral Cortex
Vaccarino F, Schwartz M, Hartigan D, Leckman J. Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Increases the Number of Excitatory Neurons Containing Glutamate in the Cerebral Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 1995, 5: 64-78. PMID: 7719131, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/5.1.64.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasic fibroblast growth factorNerve growth factorGlutamate-containing neuronsCerebral cortexFibroblast growth factorGrowth factorAspartate-containing neuronsDifferent neurotransmitter phenotypesNumber of GABARatio of glutamateStem cellsNeurotransmitter phenotypeExcitatory neuronsInhibitory neuronsRat telencephalonVentricular zoneBFGF mRNAGABANeuronsCortexGlutamateDiffusible factorsThreefold increaseCellsFactors
1985
GABA‐Modulin: A Synaptosomal Basic Protein that Differs from Small Myelin Basic Protein of Rat Brain
Vaccarino F, Tronconi B, Panula P, Guidotti A, Costa E. GABA‐Modulin: A Synaptosomal Basic Protein that Differs from Small Myelin Basic Protein of Rat Brain. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1985, 44: 278-290. PMID: 3964832, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1985.tb07142.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino AcidsAnimalsBrain ChemistryCarrier ProteinsChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCyanogen BromideGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMuscimolMyelin ProteinsMyelin SheathNerve Tissue ProteinsOrganic Anion TransportersPeptide FragmentsRatsSubcellular FractionsSynaptosomesTissue DistributionConceptsGABA-modulinSmall myelin basic proteinMyelin basic proteinRat brainBasic proteinModulation of GABANeuronal membrane functionNeurotransmitter receptorsSynaptosomal fractionGABA bindingSynaptic membranesSynaptosomal membranesStaphylococcal V8 protease digestionSynaptosomal proteinsNeuronal specificityAcid compositionHigh potencyGABAHigh-affinity bindingBrainMyelinAmino acid compositionTotal synaptosomal proteinApparent molecular weightMembrane function