GABAA receptors containing gamma1 subunits contribute to inhibitory transmission in the central amygdala

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 341-349

  Esmaeili, Abolghasem ^a,b   Lynch, Joseph W ^a   Sah, Pankaj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 ETHYL 6,7 DIMETHOXY BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; BICUCULLINE; DIAZEPAM; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; ZOLPIDEM; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GABRG1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASOLATERAL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WISTAR RAT;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; NEURONS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 58849143489     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90991.2008     Document Type: Article

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