Cell type- and synapse-specific variability in synaptic GABA(A) receptor occupancy

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 810-818

  Hájos, Norbert ^a   Nusser, Zoltan ^b,c   Rancz, Ede A ^a   Freund, Tamás F ^a   Mody, Istvan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Electrophysiology; Mouse; Rat; Receptor saturation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; ZOLPIDEM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE NUCLEUS; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERNEURON; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; RECEPTOR OCCUPANCY; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; BRAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; KYNURENIC ACID; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SYNAPSES; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0242478977     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00964.x     Document Type: Article

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