GABA(A)-receptor α-subunit is an essential prerequisite for receptor formation in vivo

Neuroscience

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1043-1053

  Fritschy, J M ^a   Benke, D ^a   Johnson, D K ^b   Mohler, H ^a   Rudolph, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine binding site; Chromosomal deletion; GABA(A) receptor subunit assembly; P locus; Subunit gene

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; FLUMAZENIL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; ZOLPIDEM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHROMOSOME 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; ANIMAL; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN LEVEL; CHROMOSOME DELETION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KINETICS; MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; MUTATION; RADIOASSAY;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME DELETION; FLUMAZENIL; GABA MODULATORS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KINETICS; MEMBRANES; MICE; MUTATION; PYRIDINES; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 0031448738     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00244-3     Document Type: Article

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