A PI3-kinase-mediated negative feedback regulates neuronal excitability.

Use-dependent downregulation of neuronal activity (negative feedback) can act as a homeostatic mechanism to maintain neuronal activity at a particular specified value. Disruption of this negative feedback might lead to neurological pathologies, such as epilepsy, but the precise mechanisms by which t...

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Main Authors: Eric Howlett, Curtis Chun-Jen Lin, William Lavery, Michael Stern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-11-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2581892?pdf=render