Developmental regulation of regional functionality of substantia nigra GABA(A) receptors involved in seizures

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 309, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-173

  Velisková, Jana ^a,d   Velisek, Libor ^a,b   Nunes, Magda L ^c   Moshé, Solomon L ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Development; GABA ( aminobutyric acid); GABA(A) receptor; Rat; Seizure; Substantia nigra

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; VIGABATRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHESIS; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEIZURE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 0030575531     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00341-X     Document Type: Article

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