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Disruption of KCC2 in Parvalbumin-Positive Interneurons Is Associated With a Decreased Seizure Threshold and a Progressive Loss of Parvalbumin-Positive Interneurons

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Published in 2022 at "Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience"

DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.807090

Abstract: GABAA receptors are ligand-gated ion channels, which are predominantly permeable for chloride. The neuronal K-Cl cotransporter KCC2 lowers the intraneuronal chloride concentration and thus plays an important role for GABA signaling. KCC2 loss-of-function is associated… read more here.

Keywords: parvalbumin positive; disruption kcc2; positive interneurons; loss ... See more keywords