Behavioural changes produced by transgenic overexpression of γ2L and γ2S subunits of the GABA(A) receptor

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2634-2638

  Wick, Marilee J ^a,b   Radcliffe, Richard A ^a,c   Bowers, Barbara J ^c   Mascia, Maria Paola ^a,d   Lüscher, Bernhard ^d   Harris, R Adron ^a,e   Wehner, Jeanne M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute functional tolerance; Alcohol; GABA; Mouse

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE 36; FLUNITRAZEPAM; MUSCIMOL; TRITIUM;

ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN MEMBRANE; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ATAXIA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CEREBELLUM; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; TRANSGENES; TRITIUM;

EID: 0033932650     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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