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Lieferstatus:	i.d.R. innert 14-24 Tagen versandfertig
Veröffentlichung:	August 2016
Genre:	Naturwissensch., Medizin, Technik
	MEDICAL / Neurology / MEDICAL / Neuroscience / MEDICAL / Pharmacology
ISBN:	9781493953219
EAN-Code:	9781493953219
Verlag:	Springer Nature B.V.
Einband:	Kartoniert
Sprache:	English
Serie:	#27 - The Receptors
Dimensionen:	H 235 mm / B 155 mm / D 17 mm
Gewicht:	470 gr
Seiten:	308
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Inhalt:

GABA is the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter in the CNS and acts via GABAA and GABAB receptors. Recently, a novel form of GABAA receptor-mediated inhibition, termed ¿tonic¿ inhibition, has been described. Whereas synaptic GABAA receptors underlie classical ¿phasic¿ GABAA receptor-mediated inhibition (inhibitory postsynaptic currents), tonic GABAA receptor-mediated inhibition results from the activation of extrasynaptic receptors by low concentrations of ambient GABA. Extrasynaptic GABAA receptors are composed of receptor subunits that convey biophysical properties ideally suited to the generation of persistent inhibition and are pharmacologically and functionally distinct from their synaptic counterparts. This book highlights ongoing work examining the properties of recombinant and native extrasynaptic GABAA receptors and their preferential targeting by endogenous and clinically relevant agents. In addition, it emphasizes the important role of extrasynaptic GABAA receptors in GABAergic inhibition throughout the CNS and identifies them as a major player in both physiological and pathophysiological processes.