Publication Date:
1999-01-23
Description:
Neuronal rhythmic activities within thalamocortical circuits range from partially synchronous oscillations during normal sleep to hypersynchrony associated with absence epilepsy. It has been proposed that recurrent inhibition within the thalamic reticular nucleus serves to reduce synchrony and thus prevents seizures. Inhibition and synchrony in slices from mice devoid of the gamma-aminobutyric acid type-A (GABAA) receptor beta3 subunit were examined, because in rodent thalamus, beta3 is largely restricted to reticular nucleus. In beta3 knockout mice, GABAA-mediated inhibition was nearly abolished in reticular nucleus, but was unaffected in relay cells. In addition, oscillatory synchrony was dramatically intensified. Thus, recurrent inhibitory connections within reticular nucleus act as "desynchronizers."〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Huntsman, M M -- Porcello, D M -- Homanics, G E -- DeLorey, T M -- Huguenard, J R -- AA10422/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/ -- NS06477/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/ -- NS34774/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/ -- etc. -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1999 Jan 22;283(5401):541-3.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9915702" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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GABA Antagonists/pharmacology
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In Vitro Techniques
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Mice
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Mice, Knockout
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Nerve Net/*physiology
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*Neural Inhibition
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Neural Pathways/physiology
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Neurons/*physiology
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Patch-Clamp Techniques
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Picrotoxin/pharmacology
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Receptors, GABA-A/genetics/*physiology
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*Synaptic Transmission
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Thalamic Nuclei/physiology
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Thalamus/*physiology
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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