How does a little acronym become a big transmitter?

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1549-1555

  Krnjević, Krešimir ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chloride transport; Developmental changes; Gamma amino butyric acid; History; Synaptic inhibition and excitation; Transmitters

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; FIBRINOGEN; PICROTOXIN;

ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN LEVEL; CELL MATURATION; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; HISTORY; HUMAN; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY AFFERENT DEPOLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; FORECASTING; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 4644333911     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2004.06.038     Document Type: Article

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