Distribution of vesicular glutamate transporters in the human brain

• Main Authors: Erika eVigneault (Author), Odile ePoirel (Author), Mustapha eRiad (Author), Josée ePrud'homme (Author), Sylvie eDumas (Author), Gustavo eTurecki (Author), Caroline eFasano (Author), Naguib eMechawar (Author), Salah eEl Mestikawy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Glutamate is the major excitatory transmitter in the brain. Vesicular glutamate transporters (VGLUT1-3) are responsible for uploading glutamate into synaptic vesicles. VGLUT1 and VGLUT2 are considered as specific markers of canonical glutamatergic neurons, while VGLUT3 is found in neurons previously...