GABA_A Receptors and Benzodiazepines

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Difficulty level

Beginner

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Type

Duration

14:05

Topic

General neuroscience

Neurophysiology

This lecture focuses on how benzodiazepines act on GABA_A receptors.

Topics covered in this lesson

Structure of GABA_A receptor
How benzodiazepines potentiate GABA_A currents
Amino acid sequences of different GABA_A receptors
Mutating GABA_A receptors in the mouse genome
Sedation and anxiolysis.

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