Modulation of presynaptic GABA A receptors by endogenous neurosteroids

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1698-1710

  Kim, B G ^a   Cho, J H ^a   Choi, I S ^a   Lee, M G ^a,b   Jang, I S ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

allopregnanolone; GABA A receptors; hippocampus; neurosteroids; presynaptic modulation

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 5ALPHA PREGNANE DERIVATIVE; CADMIUM; GAMMA CYCLODEXTRIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; MUSCIMOL; NEUROSTEROID; TETRAHYDRODEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ENZYME RELEASE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; DENTATE GYRUS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GABAERGIC NEURONS; GAMMA-CYCLODEXTRINS; GLUTAMIC ACID; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 80054983077     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01491.x     Document Type: Article

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