Consequences of the evolution of the GABAA receptor gene family

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 607-624

  Darlison, Mark G ^a   Pahal, Inderjit ^a   Thode, Christian ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; GABAA receptor; Gene duplication; Gene mapping; Gene promoter; Imprinting training; Ligand gated ion channel; Multigene family; Neurotransmitter receptor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; STEROID;

BINDING SITE; DRUG BINDING SITE; EVOLUTION; GENE DUPLICATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 23944521339     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10571-005-4004-4     Document Type: Review

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