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Mutant GABA(A) receptor subunits in genetic (idiopathic) epilepsy.
Progress in brain research - 1 Jan 2014
Hirose Shinichi
Abstract excerpt
The γ-aminobutyric acid receptor type A (GABAA receptor) is a ligand-gated chloride channel that mediates major inhibitory functions in the central nervous system. GABAA receptors function mainly as pentamers containing α, β, and either γ or δ subunits. A number of antiepileptic drugs have agonistic effects on GABAA receptors. Hence, dysfunctions of GABAA receptors have been postulated to play important roles in...
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