Molecular biology and ontogeny of γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors in the mammalian central nervous system

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-48

  Simeone, Timothy A ^a   Donevan, Sean D ^b   Rho, Jong M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDE; DIAZEPAM; DIMER; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL MATURATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHANNEL GATING; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; COMPLEX FORMATION; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW;

EID: 0037247417     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738030180012101     Document Type: Review

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