A point mutation (D79N) of the α2A adrenergic receptor abolishes the antiepileptogenic action of endogenous norepinephrine

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2004-2008

  Janumpalli, Sridevi ^a   Butler, Linda S ^a   MacMillan, Leigh B ^b   Limbird, Lee E ^b   McNamara, James O ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic receptor; Epileptogenesis; Kindling; Mutant mouse; Norepinephrine; 2A adrenergic receptor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; IDAZOXAN; NORADRENALIN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE TARGETING; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING;

EID: 0032520845     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-06-02004.1998     Document Type: Article

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