Esther Asan

TL;DR: It is proposed that Bruchpilot protein (BRP) is critical for intact AZ structure and normal-evoked neurotransmitter release at chemical synapses of Drosophila.

TL;DR: The present study is the first to demonstrate conclusively and to analyze systematically synaptic contacts of all three types of catecholaminergic afferent fibers in different nuclei of the rat amygdala and to relate the catechlaminergic innervation to neurochemically identified target neurons.

TL;DR: A high level of astrocytic immunolabeling was observed in the entire gray matter of the brain, with variations in intensity in different regions, which suggests that the GLAST glutamate transporter participates in the regulation of extracellular glutamate concentrations, especially in brain areas receiving an intense glutamatergic innervation.

TL;DR: The cDNA cloning of a variant of GLT1 from rat brain which is generated by alternative splicing at the 3'-end of theGLT1 cDNA is described, providing evidence that the cellular expression of the GlT1 variant in the CNS is almost complementary to that of GLt1 and that the GLT 1 variant does not seem to be restricted to the CNS.

TL;DR: It is reasonable to assume that this high affinity transporter is of importance for the maintenance of adequate extraneuronal glutamate levels on the basis of the cellular regional distribution of the GLT1 messenger RNA and protein demonstrated in the present study.