Structural and pharmacological aspects of the GABAA receptor: Involvement in behavioral pathogenesis

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-13

  Clement Y ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

GABAA subunits; Mapping; Psychiatric disorders

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR;

HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 0029922598     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-4257(96)87164-6     Document Type: Article

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