GABAergic synaptic inputs of locus coeruleus neurons in wild-type and Mecp2-null mice

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 304, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Jin, Xin ^a   Cui, Ningren ^a   Zhong, Weiwei ^a   Jin, Xiao Tao ^a   Jiang, Chun ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; GABAergic; Locus coeruleus; Noradrenaline; Rett syndrome

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; BACLOFEN; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; MUSCIMOL; PHACLOFEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SYNAPSE; WILD TYPE;

BRAINSTEM; GABAERGIC; LOCUS COERULEUS; NORADRENALINE; RETT SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; FEMALE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GABA-A RECEPTOR AGONISTS; GABA-B RECEPTOR AGONISTS; GABAERGIC NEURONS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUSCIMOL; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; RETT SYNDROME; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

MUS;

EID: 84878647071     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: 15221563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00399.2012     Document Type: Article

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