GABAergic neurones in the rat periaqueductal grey matter express α4, β1 and δ GABAA receptor subunits: Plasticity of expression during the estrous cycle

Neuroscience

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 457-466

  Griffiths, J L ^a   Lovick, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; GABAA receptor subunits; GABAergic interneurones; Periaqueductal gray matter; Progesterone; Receptor plasticity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR A ALPHA 4; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR A BETA 1; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR A DELTA; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNEURONS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 27744493861     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.08.013     Document Type: Article

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