Novel protective effect of mifepristone on detrimental GABA A receptor activity to immature Purkinje neurons

FASEB Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3999-4010

  Rakotomamonjy, Jennifer ^a   Levenes, Carole ^b   Baulieu, Etienne Emile ^a   Schumacher, Michael ^a   Ghoumari, Abdel M ^a  

^a Universite Paris Sud   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Ionotropic receptor; Neuroprotection; Resting potential; RU486

Indexed keywords

4 [4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 5 (2 METHOXY 4 PYRIMIDINYL) 1 IMIDAZOLYL]CYCLOHEXANOL; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; CAFFEINE; MIFEPRISTONE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38 INHIBITOR; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL SURVIVAL; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CAFFEINE; CHLORIDES; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; IMIDAZOLES; MICE; MIFEPRISTONE; MUSCIMOL; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PURKINJE CELLS; PYRIMIDINES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 80355129645     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: 15306860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-183384     Document Type: Article

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