The α2C-adrenoceptor modulates GABA release in mouse striatum

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 24-32

  Zhang, Weilie ^a   Ordway, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brimonidine; GABA; Knockout mice; Release; RX821002; Striatum; 2C Adrenoceptor

Indexed keywords

2 (2 METHOXY 1,4 BENZODIOXAN 2 YL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA 2C ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BRAIN MONOAMINE; BRIMONIDINE; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR ALPHA(2C); ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN; TETRODOTOXIN; TRITIUM;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GENE INACTIVATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MONOAMINE METABOLISM; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; NEOSTRIATUM; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; SECRETION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEOSTRIATUM; NOREPINEPHRINE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRODOTOXIN; TRITIUM;

EID: 0037430844     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(03)00026-3     Document Type: Article

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