The impact of tonic GABAA receptor-mediated inhibition on neuronal excitability varies across brain region and cell type

Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Volumn 8, Issue FEB, 2014, Pages

  Lee, Vallent ^a   Maguire, Jamie ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; GABA; Neuronal excitability; Neurosteroids; Tonic inhibition

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR;

BRAIN; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEURONAL EXCITABILITY; NEUROSTEROIDS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TONIC INHIBITION;

EPILEPSY; GABA; NEURONAL EXCITABILITY; NEUROSTEROIDS; TONIC INHIBITION;

BRAIN; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 84893218966     PISSN: 16625110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2014.00003     Document Type: Review

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