Pre- and postsynaptic modulation of spinal GABAergic neurotransmission by the neurosteroid, 5β-pregnan-3α-ol-20-one

Brain Research

Volumn 770, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 202-212

  Reith, Carolyn A ^a   Sillar, Keith T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian embryo; GABA transmission; Neurosteroid; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID; BICUCULLINE; ELTANOLONE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NEUROSTEROID; STRYCHNINE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; LARVA; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PREGNANEDIONES; PREGNANES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRODOTOXIN; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030825824     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00809-3     Document Type: Article

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