Activation of GABAA receptors by guanidinoacetate: A novel pathophysiological mechanism

Neurobiology of Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 298-307

  Neu, Axel ^a   Neuhoff, Henrike ^a   Trube, Gerhard ^b   Fehr, Susanne ^a   Ullrich, Kurt ^a   Roeper, Jochen ^c   Isbrandt, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creatine deficiency; GABA receptor agonist; Globus pallidus; Guanidino compounds

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; GUANIDINOACETIC ACID; PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN SLICE; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; GUANIDINOACETATE METHYLTRANSFERASE DEFICIENCY; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPIKE;

EID: 0036966277     PISSN: 09699961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/nbdi.2002.0547     Document Type: Article

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