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Affective and cognitive effects of global deletion of alpha3-containing gamma-aminobutyric acid-A receptors.
Behavioural pharmacology - 1 Sept 2008
Fiorelli Roberto, Rudolph Uwe, Straub Carolin J, Feldon Joram, Yee Benjamin K
Abstract excerpt
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)A receptors characterized by the presence of the alpha3 subunit are the major GABAA receptor subtype expressed in brain stem monoaminergic nuclei. These alpha3-GABAA receptors are therefore in a unique position to regulate monoaminergic functions. To characterize the functional properties of alpha3-GABAA receptors, we present a preliminary assessment of the expression of affective...
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