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Seizures and neuronal damage in mice lacking vesicular zinc.
Epilepsy research - 1 Apr 2000
Cole T B, Robbins C A, Wenzel H J, Schwartzkroin P A, Palmiter R D
Abstract excerpt
Synaptically released zinc has neuromodulatory capabilities that could result in either inhibition or enhancement of neuronal excitability. To determine the net effects of vesicular zinc release in the brain in vivo, we examined seizure susceptibility and seizure-related neuronal damage in mice with targeted disruption of the gene encoding the zinc transporter, ZnT3 (ZnT3-/- mice). ZnT3-/- mice, which lack...
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