Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 5 is widely expressed in peripheral tissues

It is routinely stated in the literature that Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 5 (EAAT5) is a retina-specific glutamate transporter. EAAT5 is expressed by retinal photoreceptors and bipolar cells, where it serves as a slow transporter and as an inhibitory glutamate receptor, the latter role is due...

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Main Authors: A. Lee, A.R. Anderson, M. Stevens, S. Beasley, N.L. Barnett, D.V. Pow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-03-01
Series:European Journal of Histochemistry
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Online Access:http://www.ejh.it/index.php/ejh/article/view/2131