Down-regulation of RalBP1 expression reduces seizure threshold and synaptic inhibition in mice

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 433, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 175-180

  Bae, Young Soo ^a   Chung, Woosuk ^b   Han, Kihoon ^b   Park, Kyeong Yeol ^a   Kim, Hosun ^a   Kim, Eunjoon ^b   Kim, Myoung Hwan ^a,c  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Convulsant stimulation; GABAergic interneuron; Inhibitory synaptic transmission; RalBP1 (RLIP76); Seizure threshold

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; PENTETRAZOLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; SEIZURE; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

MUS;

EID: 84877667130     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.02.056     Document Type: Article

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