Loss of MeCP2 from forebrain excitatory neurons leads to cortical hyperexcitation and seizures

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2754-2763

  Zhang, Wen ^a,b   Peterson, Matthew ^a   Beyer, Barbara ^a   Frankel, Wayne N ^a   Zhang, Zhong Wei ^a  

^a JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA; Hyperexcitation; Neocortex; Pyramidal neuron; Rett syndrome; Seizure

Indexed keywords

GABA; HYPEREXCITATION; NEOCORTEX; PYRAMIDAL NEURON; RETT SYNDROME; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PROSENCEPHALON; RETT SYNDROME; SEIZURES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84893709462     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4900-12.2014     Document Type: Article

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