A glial variant of the vesicular monoamine transporter is required to store histamine in the Drosophila visual system.
Unlike other monoamine neurotransmitters, the mechanism by which the brain's histamine content is regulated remains unclear. In mammals, vesicular monoamine transporters (VMATs) are expressed exclusively in neurons and mediate the storage of histamine and other monoamines. We have studied the v...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-11-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2570955?pdf=render |