From ion currents to genomic analysis: recent advances in GABAA receptor research.

doi:10.1002/syn.890210302

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From ion currents to genomic analysis: recent advances in GABAA receptor research.

Synapse (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Nov 1995

Rabow L E, Russek S J, Farb D H

Abstract excerpt

The gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptor represents an elementary switching mechanism integral to the functioning of the central nervous system and a locus for the action of many mood- and emotion-altering agents such as benzodiazepines, barbiturates, steroids, and alcohol. Anxiety, sl...

Topics

Animals
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Biological Evolution
Genetic Variation
Genome
Humans
Ion Channels
Molecular Probes
Receptors, GABA-A
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid

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