Effects of Traumatic Stress Induced in the Juvenile Period on the Expression of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Receptor Type A Subunits in Adult Rat Brain

Studies have found that early traumatic experience significantly increases the risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) deficits were proposed to be implicated in development of PTSD, but the alterations of GABA receptor A (GABAAR) subunits induced by early trauma...

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Main Authors: Cui Yan Lu, De Xiang Liu, Hong Jiang, Fang Pan, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Roger C. M. Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5715816