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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCholecystokininHippocampusImmunohistochemistryMacaca mulattaMaleMicroscopy, ElectronRatsSpecies SpecificitySynapsesConceptsSynaptic contactsMonkey hippocampusSymmetric synaptic contactsAsymmetric synaptic contactsDistribution of CCKExcitatory transmissionSymmetric synapsesDendritic shaftsPyramidal cellsRat hippocampusCA3 regionDendritic spinesPrimate hippocampusHippocampusCell bodiesRodent hippocampusSame neuropeptidesImmunocytochemical analysisPresent findingsRatsSynapsesImportant differencesAsymmetric contactsCholecystokininCA1