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Behavioural phenotypes of hypomorphic KCC2-deficient mice.
The European journal of neuroscience - 1 Mar 2005
Tornberg Janne, Voikar Vootele, Savilahti Harri, Rauvala Heikki, Airaksinen Matti S
Abstract excerpt
Hyperpolarizing fast inhibitory neurotransmission by gamma-aminobutyric acid and glycine requires an efficient chloride extrusion mechanism in postsynaptic neurons. A major effector of this task in adult animals is the potassium-chloride co-transporter KCC2 that is selectively and abundantly expressed postsynaptically in most CNS neurons. Yet, the role of KCC2 in adult brain at the systems level is poorly known....
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