Modification of GABAB1 and GABAB2 receptor subunits in the somatosensory cerebral cortex and thalamus of rats with absence seizures (GAERS)

Epilepsy Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 39-51

  Princivalle, Alessandra P ^a,b   Richards, Douglas A ^a   Duncan, John S ^c   Spreafico, Roberto ^b   Bowery, Norman G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binding studies; Generalised seizures; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridisation; Somatosensory system; Thalamocortical circuit; Typical absence

Indexed keywords

3 [1 [[2 HYDROXY 3 [HYDROXY(4 METHOXYBENZYL)PHOSPHINYL]PROPYL]AMINO]ETHYL]BENZOIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; TRITIUM;

ABSENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MESENCEPHALON RETICULAR FORMATION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0042932590     PISSN: 09201211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-1211(03)00090-1     Document Type: Article

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