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Mice carrying the szt1 mutation exhibit increased seizure susceptibility and altered sensitivity to compounds acting at the m-channel.
Epilepsia - 1 Sept 2004
Otto James F, Yang Yan, Frankel Wayne N, Wilcox Karen S, White H Steve
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Mutations in the genes that encode subunits of the M-type K+ channel (KCNQ2/KCNQ3) and nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (CHRNA4) cause epilepsy in humans. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the Szt1 mutation, which not only deletes most of the C-terminus of mouse Kcnq2, but also renders the Chnra4 and Arfgap-1 genes hemizygous, on seizure susceptibility and sensitivity to drugs that...
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