Novel subunit-specific tonic GABA currents and differential effects of ethanol in the central amygdala of CRF receptor-1 reporter mice

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3284-3298

  Herman, Melissa A ^a   Contet, Candice ^a   Justice, Nicholas J ^c   Vale, Wylie ^b   Roberto, Marisa ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 6, 7 DINITRO 2, 3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALCOHOL; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; PICROTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZOLPIDEM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CELL LABELING; CENTRAL NUCLEUS (AMYGDALA); CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; ION CURRENT; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIKE WAVE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ETHANOL; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 84874201376     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2490-12.2013     Document Type: Article

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