Augmentation of tonic GABAA inhibition in absence epilepsy: Therapeutic value of inverse agonists at extrasynaptic GABAA receptors

Advances in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Errington, Adam C ^a   Cope, David W ^a   Crunelli, Vincenzo ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; BENZYL[3 [[1 (3,4 DICHLOROPHENYL)ETHYL]AMINO] 2 HYDROXYPROPYL]PHOSPHINIC ACID; GABOXADOL;

ABSENCE; ACTION POTENTIAL; ASTROCYTE; DNA MODIFICATION; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

EID: 81555221712     PISSN: 16876334     EISSN: 16876342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/790590     Document Type: Review

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