Novel modulatory effects of neurosteroids and benzodiazepines on excitatory and inhibitory neurons excitability: A multi-electrode array (MEA) recording study

Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Volumn , Issue NOV, 2012, Pages

  Puia, Giulia ^a   Gullo, Francesca ^b   Dossi, Elena ^b   Lecchi, Marzia ^b   Wanke Dr , Enzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; GABAA; Multi electrode array (MEA); Neocortical cultures; Neurosteroids; Receptor modulators

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLONAZEPAM; FINASTERIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROSTEROID; PROTEIN KINASE C EPSILON; PROTEIN KINASE C GAMMA; TETRAHYDRODEOXYCORTICOSTERONE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; MOUSE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SYNAPSE;

EID: 84871367338     PISSN: 16625110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2012.00094     Document Type: Article

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