GABA not only a neurotransmitter: osmotic regulation by GABAAR signalling

GABA not only a neurotransmitter: osmotic regulation by GABAAR signalling

In neurons the anionic channel γ-aminobutyric (GABA) A receptor (GABAAR) plays a central role in mediating both the neurotrophic and neurotransmitter role of GABA. Activation of this receptor by GABA also affects the function of non-neuronal cells in the central nervous system (CNS), as GABAARs are...

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Main Authors: Tiziana eCesetti, Francesca eCiccolini, Yuting eLi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Subjects:
Brain
chloride
GABA
GABAAR
cell volume
osmotic swelling
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2012.00003/full

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