Block of γ-Aminobutyric Acid-A Receptor Insertion in the Amygdala Impairs Extinction of Conditioned Fear

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 665-673

  Lin, Hui Ching ^a   Mao, Sheng Chun ^a   Gean, Po Wu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Extinction of fear memory

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED PROTEIN INHIBITORY PEPTIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BETA 2; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR GAMMA 2; GEPHYRIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; STARTLE REFLEX; TRAINING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; 6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; AMYGDALA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOTINYLATION; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROSHOCK; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; GABA-A RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MINIATURE POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 69749090217     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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