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From: Ontogeny of biochemical, morphological and functional parameters of synaptogenesis in primary cultures of rat hippocampal and cortical neurons

Figure 2

Excitatory and inhibitory synapse localization in hippocampal and cortical neurons. (A) Matching images of MAP2, vGLUT1 and vGAT immunolabeling in a hippocampal neuron. The panel to the far right is a pseudo-colored composite image of the three labels. (B) Pseudo-colored image of excitatory and inhibitory synapses contacting a MAP2 immunopositive hippocampal neuron at DIV 21. Inhibitory synapses (vGAT, green) preferentially contact the neuronal cell body. (C) Pseudo-colored image of excitatory and inhibitory synapses contacting a MAP2 immunopositive cortical neuron at DIV 21. Compared to hippocampal neurons, excitatory and inhibitory synapses are more evenly distributed along the dendrites of cortical neurons. Scale bar = 50 μm.

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Molecular Brain

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