Pharmacological and Functional Characterization of Astrocytic GABa Transport: A Short Review

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 25, Issue 9-10, 2000, Pages 1241-1244

  Schousboe, Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Cloned GABA transporters; Epilepsy; Neuron glia; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID CARRIER; CARRIER PROTEIN; GABA PERMEASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER; SLC6A1 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BRAIN; CARRIER PROTEINS; GABA PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICE; NEURONS; ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTERS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034305536     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007692012048     Document Type: Article

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