A role for GABAA receptors in the modulation of Paramecium swimming behavior

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 386, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 179-183

  Bucci, Giovanna ^a   Ramoino, Paola ^b   Diaspro, Alberto ^b   Usai, Cesare ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium channel; GABAA receptor; Protozoa; Swimming behavior

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; MUSCIMOL; NIMODIPINE; PICROTOXIN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SWIMMING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CALCIUM SIGNALING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENZODIAZEPINES; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; PARAMECIUM; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SWIMMING;

EID: 23444434170     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.06.006     Document Type: Article

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