The reciprocal regulation of stress hormones and GABA A receptors

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue JANUARY, 2012, Pages

  Mody, Istvan ^a   Maguire, Jamie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; CRH; GABA; Inhibition; Stress

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA1; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA2; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BETA1; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BETA3; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR GAMMA1; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR GAMMA2; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; STRESS HORMONE;

BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL ACTIVATION; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 84857009256     PISSN: 16625102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2012.00004     Document Type: Review

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