Article
KCNQ channels regulate age-related memory impairment.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Cavaliere Sonia, Malik Bilal R, Hodge James J L
Abstract excerpt
In humans KCNQ2/3 heteromeric channels form an M-current that acts as a brake on neuronal excitability, with mutations causing a form of epilepsy. The M-current has been shown to be a key regulator of neuronal plasticity underlying associative memory and ethanol response in mammals. Previous work has shown that many of the molecules and plasticity mechanisms underlying changes in alcohol behaviour and addiction...
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