Tonic inhibition in spinal ventral horn interneurons mediated by α5 subunit-containing GABAA receptors

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 412, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-31

  Castro, Alberto ^a   Aguilar, Justo ^a   González Ramírez, Ricardo ^b   Loeza Alcocer, Emanuel ^a   Canto Bustos, Martha ^a   Felix, Ricardo ^a   Delgado Lezama, Rodolfo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DR MANUEL GEA GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

GABAA receptors; Ion channels; L 655708; Spinal cord; Ventral horn interneurons

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA5; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; FUROSEMIDE; L 655708; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; TISSUE SLICE; TONIC INHIBITION; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR HORN CELLS; GABA-A RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; IMIDAZOLES; INTERNEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; REFLEX; TURTLES;

TESTUDINES;

EID: 80051792462     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.07.026     Document Type: Article

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