Loss of inhibitory neuron AMPA receptors contributes to ataxia and epilepsy in stargazer mice

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 42, 2008, Pages 10599-10603

  Menuz, Karen ^a   Nicoll, Roger A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPAR; Ataxia; Epilepsy; Seizure; Stargazin; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN STARGAZIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CACNG2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME REGULATION; EPILEPSY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PURKINJE CELL; SEIZURE; STARGAZER MOUSE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ATAXIA; CALCIUM CHANNELS; EPILEPSY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, NEUROLOGIC MUTANTS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, AMPA;

EID: 54849410341     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2732-08.2008     Document Type: Article

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