Involvement of GABA(A) receptors in myoclonus

Movement Disorders

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 47-52

  Matsumoto, Rae R ^a,b   Truong, Daniel D ^a,c   Nguyen, Kevin D ^a   Dang, A Terri ^a   Hoang, Tin T ^a   Vo, Phi Q ^a   Sandroni, Paola ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Caudate; Cortex; GABA; Myoclonus; Nucleus reticularis thalami

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LIGAND; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; MICROINJECTION; MYOCLONUS; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS;

EID: 0034106021     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.870150709     Document Type: Conference Paper

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