GABAA receptor modulation of 5-HT neuronal firing in the median raphe nucleus: Implications for the action of anxiolytics

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 612-619

  Judge, Sarah J ^a   Young, Rachael L ^a   Gartside, Sarah E ^a  

^a The Medical School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1 subunit; 3 subunit; Electrophysiology; Rat; Zolpidem

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BICUCULLINE; GABOXADOL; MUSCIMOL; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SEROTONIN; ZOLPIDEM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; DRUG TARGETING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SEROTONIN;

EID: 33750842062     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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