Genetic inactivation of the serotonin(1A) receptor in mice results in downregulation of major GABA(A) receptor α subunits, reduction of GABA(A) receptor binding, and benzodiazepine-resistant anxiety

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2758-2765

  Sibille, Etienne ^a   Pavlides, Constantine ^b   Benke, Dietmar ^c   Toth, Miklos ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

5 HT(1A) receptor; Anxiety; Anxiolytic; Benzodiazepine; GABA(A) receptor; Knock out; Sedation; Subunit

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE;

ALPHA CHAIN; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; FEAR; GENE INACTIVATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SEDATION;

EID: 0034655423     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-08-02758.2000     Document Type: Article

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