GABAA receptor subunit interactions important for benzodiazepine and zinc modulation: A patch-clamp and single cell RT-PCR study

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1673-1682

  Alsbo, Carsten W ^a   Kristiansen, Uffe ^b   Møller, Flemming ^a   Hansen, Suzanne L ^b   Johansen, Flemming Fryd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Midazolam; Mouse; Neurotransmitter

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE; MESSENGER RNA; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROTRANSMITTER; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; RECOMBINANT RECEPTOR; ZINC; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ARECAIDINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; ISONICOTINIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CEREBELLUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; GRANULE CELL; INTERNEURON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL CULTURE; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FETUS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; BRAIN; CELLS, CULTURED; CEREBELLAR CORTEX; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FETUS; GABA AGONISTS; INTERNEURONS; ISONICOTINIC ACIDS; MICE; MIDAZOLAM; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; ZINC;

EID: 0035350863     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0953-816x.2001.01539.x     Document Type: Article

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