Maintenance of muscimol-induced long-term depression by neurosteroids

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 277-289

  Akhondzadeh, Shahin ^a   Stone, Trevor W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alphaxalone; GABA; long term depression; LTD; muscimol; neurosteroids

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALFAXALONE; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0029924568     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0278-5846(95)00310-X     Document Type: Article

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