Tonic GABA inhibition in hippocampal dentate granule cells: Its regulation and function in temporal lobe epilepsies

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 199-211

  Li, Z X ^a   Yu, H M ^a   Jiang, K W ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Dentate gyrus; GABAA receptor; GABA transporter; Temporal lobe epilepsy; Tonic GABA inhibition

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID TRANSPORTER 1; CARRIER PROTEIN; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR INTERACTING PROTEIN; L 655708; NEUROSTEROID; PROTEIN; TETRAHYDRODEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; BINDING AFFINITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DENTATE GRANULE; DRUG EFFECT; EPILEPTOGENESIS; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

DENTATE GYRUS; GABA TRANSPORTER; GABAA RECEPTOR; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY; TONIC GABA INHIBITION;

ANIMALS; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; DENTATE GYRUS; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 84885434264     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apha.12148     Document Type: Review

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