GABAergic transmission in temporal lobe epilepsy: The role of neurosteroids

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 244, Issue , 2013, Pages 36-42

  Joshi, Suchitra ^a   Rajasekaran, Karthik ^a   Kapur, Jaideep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA A receptors; Neurosteroids; Pharmacology; Physiology; Temporal lobe epilepsy; Trafficking

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; NEUROSTEROID; ZOLPIDEM;

DISEASE MODEL; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EPILEPSY; EXCITABILITY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84877610548     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2011.10.028     Document Type: Review

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