gamma-Aminobutyric Acid - Physiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Two classes of GABAergic neurons in the inferior colliculus.

2 Nov 2009 The inferior colliculus (IC) is unique, having both glutamatergic and GABAergic projections ascending to the thalamus. Although subpopulations of GABAergic neurons in the IC have been proposed, criteria to distinguish them have been elusive and ... Read more...

Angelman syndrome: current understanding and research prospects.

30 Oct 2009 Angelman syndrome is a neurogenetic disorder characterized by developmental delay, severe intellectual disability, absent speech, exuberant behavior with happy demeanor, motor impairment, and epilepsy, due to deficient UBE3A gene expression that may ... Read more...

Stringent specificity in the construction of a GABAergic presynaptic inhibitory circuit.

30 Sep 2009 GABAergic interneurons are key elements in neural coding, but the mechanisms that assemble inhibitory circuits remain unclear. In the spinal cord, the transfer of sensory signals to motor neurons is filtered by GABAergic interneurons that act ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'gamma-Aminobutyric Acid - Physiology'

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• Two classes of GABAergic neurons in the inferior colliculus. 2 Nov 2009
• Angelman syndrome: current understanding and research prospects. 30 Oct 2009
• Stringent specificity in the construction of a GABAergic presynaptic inhibitory circuit. 30 Sep 2009
• Selective expression of ErbB4 in interneurons, but not pyramidal cells, of the rodent hippocampus. 28 Sep 2009
• Cholinergic modulation of GABAergic and glutamatergic transmission in the dorsal subcoeruleus: mechanisms for REM sleep control. 30 Aug 2009
• Regulation of neuronal activities within REM sleep-sign generators. 30 Aug 2009
• Subtype specification of GABAergic amacrine cells by the orphan nuclear receptor Nr4a2/Nurr1. 17 Aug 2009
• Intracellular chloride ions regulate the time course of GABA-mediated inhibitory synaptic transmission. 17 Aug 2009
• Isoflurane anesthesia interferes with the expression of cocaine-induced sensitization in female rats. 2 Aug 2009
• Investigating GABA and its function in platelets as compared to neurons. 30 Jul 2009
• Chemoreception scientists gather under the Florida sun: The 31st Annual Association for Chemoreception Sciences meeting. 30 Jul 2009
• The epileptic hypothesis: developmentally related arguments based on animal models. 30 Jul 2009
• GABA and cortical inhibition in motor and non-motor regions using combined TMS-EEG: a time analysis. 23 Jul 2009
• Clozapine, GABA(B), and the treatment of resistant schizophrenia. 20 Jul 2009
• Large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels in purkinje cell plasma membranes are clustered at sites of hypolemmal microdomains. 8 Jul 2009
• [Local GABA-ergic modulation of serotonergic neuron activity in the nucleus raphe magnus] 29 Jun 2009
• Thermal hyperalgesia via supraspinal mechanisms in mice lacking glutamate decarboxylase 65. 29 Jun 2009
• Metabotropic glutamate receptors and dendrodendritic synapses in the main olfactory bulb. 29 Jun 2009
• GABA-cAMP response element-binding protein signaling regulates maturation and survival of newly generated neurons in the adult hippocampus. 22 Jun 2009
• Selective induction of neocortical GABAergic neurons by the PDK1-Akt pathway through activation of Mash1. 17 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'gamma-Aminobutyric Acid'

Definition: The most common inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.

Chemical name: Butanoic acid, 4-amino-

Registry Number: 56-12-2

Descriptor UI: D005680

Alternative terms: gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; gamma Aminobutyric Acid; GABA; Aminalon; Aminalone; 4-Aminobutanoic Acid; 4 Aminobutanoic Acid; 4-Aminobutyric Acid; 4 Aminobutyric Acid; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Hydrochloride; Acid, Hydrochloride gamma-Aminobutyric; Hydrochloride gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; gamma Aminobutyric Acid, Hydrochloride; Gammalon; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Monosodium Salt; gamma Aminobutyric Acid, Monosodium Salt; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Zinc Salt (2:1); gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Calcium Salt (2:1); gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Monolithium Salt; gamma Aminobutyric Acid, Monolithium Salt; Lithium GABA; GABA, Lithium;

Related Mesh Headings: Receptors, GABA; GABA Agents;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analogs & derivatives; analysis; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; deficiency; diagnostic use; drug effects; economics; genetics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; secretion; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications;

Pharmacological Action: GABA Agents;

Tree Number: D02.241.081.160.050.350; D12.125.190.350;

History Note: 2001(1975); use AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS 1966-1974