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GABA(A)-R alpha1 subunit knockin mutation leads to abnormal EEG and anesthetic-induced seizure-like activity in mice.
Brain research - 17 Mar 2006
Elsen Frank P, Liljelund Patricia, Werner David F, Olsen Richard W, Homanics Gregg E, Harrison Neil L
Abstract excerpt
Gamma-aminobutyric acid-type A receptors (GABA(A)-Rs) have been proposed as a target for many general anesthetics. We recently created knockin (KI) mice harboring a point mutation (serine 270 to histidine) in the GABA(A)-R alpha1 subunit. This mutation abolishes sensitivity of recombinant GABA(A)-Rs to isoflurane while maintaining normal sensitivity to halothane and increasing the potency of GABA. KI mice showed...
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