Wakita, Masahito

Inhibition of excitatory synaptic transmission in hippocampal neurons by levetiracetam involves Zn²⁺-dependent GABA type A receptor-mediated presynaptic modulation. [electronic resource] - The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics Feb 2014 - 246-59 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1521-0103

10.1124/jpet.113.208751 doi


Action Potentials--drug effects
Animals
Anticonvulsants--pharmacology
CA3 Region, Hippocampal--cytology
Cells, Cultured
Chelating Agents--pharmacology
Evoked Potentials--drug effects
Female
GABA-A Receptor Agonists--pharmacology
GABA-A Receptor Antagonists--pharmacology
GABAergic Neurons--cytology
Levetiracetam
Male
Mossy Fibers, Hippocampal--drug effects
Nerve Tissue Proteins--agonists
Neural Inhibition--drug effects
Piracetam--analogs & derivatives
Presynaptic Terminals--drug effects
Rats
Receptors, GABA-A--chemistry
Zinc--chemistry