α4βδ GABA-A receptors and tonic inhibitory current during adolescence: Effects on mood and synaptic plasticity

The onset of puberty is associated with alterations in mood as well as changes in cognitive function, which can be more pronounced in females. Puberty onset in female mice is associated with increased expression of α4βδ γ-amino-butyric acid-A (GABAA) receptors (GABARs) in CA1 hippocampus. These rece...

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Main Author: Sheryl Sue Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neural Circuits
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncir.2013.00135/full