The role of GABAB mechanisms in animal models of absence seizures

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-32

  Caddick, Sarah J ^a   Hosford, David A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; GABAB receptors; GAERS; Generalized absence seizures; GHB; lh lh; Low threshold calcium spikes; Pre and postsynaptic mechanisms

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ABSENCE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN CORTEX; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, NEUROLOGIC MUTANTS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS; THALAMUS;

EID: 0030202885     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02740750     Document Type: Article

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