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Preferential involvement of excitatory neurons in medial temporal lobe in schizophrenia.
Lancet (London, England) - 21 Nov 1998
Harrison P J, Eastwood S L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The anatomical basis of schizophrenia involves the cytoarchitecture of the cerebral cortex, but the phenotype of the affected neurons and synapses remains unclear. In mice, the presynaptic protein complexin I is a marker of axosomatic (inhibitory) synapses, whereas complexin II is a marker of axodendritic (mainly excitatory) synapses. These findings suggest that the complexins might be useful in the...
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