Perimenstrual-like hormonal regulation of extrasynaptic δ-containing GABAA receptors mediating tonic inhibition and neurosteroid sensitivity

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 43, 2014, Pages 14181-14197

  Carver, Chase Matthew ^a   Wu, Xin ^a   Gangisetty, Omkaram ^a   Reddy, Doodipala Samba ^a  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Epilepsy; GABA receptor; Neurosteroid; Tonic inhibition; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; FINASTERIDE; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROSTEROID; PROGESTERONE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; TETRODOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KINDLING; MENSTRUATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ISOLATION; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; STEROID THERAPY; SYNAPSE; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; HIPPOCAMPUS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84908065126     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0596-14.2014     Document Type: Article

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