GABAA transmission is a critical step in the process of triggering homeostatic increases in quantal amplitude

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 105, Issue 32, 2008, Pages 11412-11417

  Wilhelm, Jennifer C ^a   Wenner, Peter ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Neurotransmitter receptor; Postsynaptic; Synaptic plasticity; Synaptic scaling

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; BICUCULLINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; HOMEOSTASIS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CHICK EMBRYO; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSE;

SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HOMEOSTASIS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPSES;

EID: 49649110167     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0806037105     Document Type: Article

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