2014
Fgfr1 Inactivation in the Mouse Telencephalon Results in Impaired Maturation of Interneurons Expressing Parvalbumin
Smith KM, Maragnoli ME, Phull PM, Tran KM, Choubey L, Vaccarino FM. Fgfr1 Inactivation in the Mouse Telencephalon Results in Impaired Maturation of Interneurons Expressing Parvalbumin. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e103696. PMID: 25116473, PMCID: PMC4130531, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGanglionic eminenceSoma sizeCortical interneuronsAstrocytes of miceCortex of adultCortical GABAergic neuronsParvalbumin-positive cortical interneuronsRadial glial cellsSmaller soma sizeMedial ganglionic eminenceFibroblast growth factorDeficient astrocytesLocomotor hyperactivityGABAergic cellsGABAergic neuronsInterneuron maturationGlial cellsCortical astrocytesPostnatal periodAdult CNSPostnatal brainInterneuron markersInterneuronsImmunopositive interneuronsAstrocytes
1987
Subcellular Location and Neuronal Release of Diazepam Binding Inhibitor
Ferrarese C, Vaccarino F, Alho H, Mellstrom B, Costa E, Guidotti A. Subcellular Location and Neuronal Release of Diazepam Binding Inhibitor. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1987, 48: 1093-1102. PMID: 3819722, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1987.tb05632.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDBI-like immunoreactivitySlices of hypothalamusCerebral cortical neuronsGamma-aminobutyric acid receptorsRat brain neuronsDiazepam binding inhibitorAllosteric modulatory sitesVeratridine depolarizationNeuronal releaseCerebral cortexMicroM tetrodotoxinSlices of liverPeripheral organsCNS neuronsCortical neuronsBinding of benzodiazepinesCortical astrocytesBrain neuronsNeuromodulatory substancesRat brainSynaptosomal lysatesModulatory siteMet5-enkephalinAcid receptorsNeurons