Neurosteroid modulation of recombinant and synaptic GABAA receptors

International Review of Neurobiology

Volumn 46, Issue , 2001, Pages 177-205

  Lambert, Jeremyj ^a   Harney, Sarah C ^a   Belelli, Delia ^a   Peters, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; PREGNANE DERIVATIVE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; PREGNANES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0035225941     PISSN: 00747742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-7742(01)46063-6     Document Type: Review

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