Diminished presynaptic GABAB receptor function in the neocortex of a genetic model of absence epilepsy

NeuroSignals

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-131

  Inaba, Yugi ^a   D'Antuono, Margherita ^a   Bertazzoni, Giuliano ^b   Biagini, Giuseppe ^c   Avoli, Massimo ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

4 Aminopyridine; Absence seizures; Baclofen; GABAB receptor; WAG Rij rats

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; BACLOFEN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; PRESYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; GENETIC MODEL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; CELL MEMBRANE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EPILEPSY, ABSENCE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA AGONISTS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MICROELECTRODES; NEOCORTEX; NEURONS; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; RATS; RATS, TRANSGENIC; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SYNAPSES;

EID: 58749097472     PISSN: 1424862X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000197864     Document Type: Article

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