A neuronal glutamate transporter contributes to neurotransmitter GABA synthesis and epilepsy

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 6372-6379

  Sepkuty, Jehuda P ^a   Cohen, Akiva S ^b   Eccles, Christine ^a   Rafiq, Azhar ^c   Behar, Kevin ^d   Ganel, Raquelli ^a   Coulter, Douglas A ^b   Rothstein, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisense; EAAC1; Epilepsy; GABA; Metabolism; Transport

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CARBON 14; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

EID: 0036703472     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-15-06372.2002     Document Type: Article

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