A method for the quantitation of the α1, α2 and α3 isoforms of the GABA(A) receptor in human brain using competitive PCR

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 347-356

  Lewohl, Joanne M ^a,b   Crane, Denis I ^b   Dodd, Peter R ^a  

^a Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital Research Foundation   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Expression; mRNA; Polymerase chain reaction; Receptor subunit gene

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; NEUROSTEROID; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RECEPTOR DENSITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BRAIN; HUMANS; ISOMERISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031251786     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(97)00009-3     Document Type: Article

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