Potentially epileptogenic dysfunction of cortical NMDA- and GABA-mediated neurotransmission in Otx1-/- mice

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1065-1074

  Sancini, G ^a   Franceschetti, Silvana ^a   Lavazza, T ^a   Panzica, F ^a   Cipelletti, B ^a   Frassoni, C ^a   Spreafico, R ^a   Acampora, D ^a   Avanzini, G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; GABA; Neocortex; NMDA; Otx1; Postsynaptic potentials

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BRAIN PROTEIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROTEIN OTX1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPILEPSY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GENE DISRUPTION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; WHITE MATTER;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; 6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EPILEPSY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; OTX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0035783660     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0953-816X.2001.01723.x     Document Type: Article

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